A chimney fire threatened a Grand Boulevard home this evening (Sunday 12/18).  While inside, Diane Kenyon says the first sign of it was hearing what sounded like someone arranging firewood stacked against the house.  But that assessment quickly changed.  Chunks of flaming material began dropping into the fireplace.  They quickly closed the fireplace doors, ran outside and witnessed a terrifying view. Diane says “fire was shooting out of the chimney like a flame thrower.”  The chimney fire should not have happened.  “At the beginning of the season, we had the chimney serviced–we’re very careful about this.”  The good news?  There was no apparent damage inside the home.

In this video Diane describes what happened.  It’s followed by comments from Columbia Fire Chief Scott Cota on how chimney fires happen.

In addition to Columbia, Liberty Township Fire Department responded, as well as the Columbia Township Police Department.  In the video, Diane Kenyon mentions how the fire could be seen across the lake.  Mike McKay spotted it and notified the website so the story could be told.