As record low temperatures continue to bite NSW, Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters are warning householders to take every precaution in disposing of ash from fireplaces and other wood-fuelled heaters to avoid a potential home fire.
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The warning comes after a fire damaged the top floor of a two-storey house at Hawks Nest on Sunday (June 26). The home’s occupants had cleaned out a fireplace and, believing the ashes were cold, placed them in a wheelie bin for disposal. The bin contents ignited and the fire spread up an external wall and into the top level of the home through an open window.