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If your fireplace smells or smokes

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fast, that could be a hazard.

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Lay down a tarp to catch

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the mess.

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Shine a flashlight into the flue

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and look for soot or nests.

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Scrub the flue with the right

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size brush and vacuum out the

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firebox.

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Check seals and glass for cracks

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while you're at it.

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Skip this now and you're one

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log away from a chimney fire.