A ADVICE was issued on the prevention of chimney fires following two incidents in at some point.

The primary befell simply earlier than 5 p.m. on Wednesday January 6 in Penmaenmawr. Two units are current and two persons are evacuated.

A spokesperson for the North Wales Fireplace and Rescue Service stated: “There have been no accidents. This was attributable to a build-up of soot.”

The second incident occurred simply after 8:30 p.m. on Y Ffor, Pwllheli, Gwynedd.

A tool was current.

The hearth division issued the next discover:

• All chimneys and ducts needs to be cleaned and checked to make sure they’re freed from particles and in excellent working order earlier than the heating season. A blocked or defective chimney could cause each chimney fires and carbon monoxide poisoning, so it is rather vital to make use of a professional skilled chimney sweep like these licensed by the Nationwide Chimney Sweepers Affiliation.
• The common upkeep of your chimney will depend upon the gasoline you burn – when you burn oil or fuel your chimney needs to be swept annually, Bituminous – coal twice a yr, wooden as much as 4 occasions a yr and smokeless coals at the very least annually.
• Don’t burn moist wooden – all burnt wooden ought to have a moisture content material of not more than 17 %.
• When planning to warmth your own home, you will need to buy the right dimension equipment to your room – an equipment that’s too giant won’t ever be used scorching sufficient to volatilize all of the gasoline within the wooden and unburned gasoline will cross away. by means of the chimney as smoke. and condense within the flue as extraordinarily flammable creosote.

There was additionally a small outside fireplace.

This occurred round 6:50 p.m. in Llysfaen.

A spokesperson for the fireplace division stated: “It was a backyard fireplace uncontrolled. A tool was current.”