That Tuesday when a creosote log caught fire and I had to drop everything

I was halfway through a cleanout on a row house in Baltimore last week and a hunk of creosote fell into the basement, lighting up a pile of old newspapers, and the homeowner just stood there yelling while I grabbed the extinguisher - has anyone else had a close call like that during a routine sweep?

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dakotacraig3d ago

That friend of mine had the same thing happen... he was doing a regular chimney sweep and a spark jumped out, lit up some boxes they had stacked too close. He said the homeowner was just frozen, didn't even move to help.

corac913d ago

Jump the poor guy right into a one-man firefighting show while his client plays statue. @tessa368 probably would've handed him a bucket and said "you got this" while scrolling through her phone. My buddy had a similar deal where the homeowner just stood there watching him beat out flames with a wet rag, never even pointed to the extinguisher hanging two feet from her. At least your friend's homeowner had the excuse of being frozen - mine just asked if he'd still clean the gutters after the fire was out.

tessa3683d ago

Wait, so your buddy had flames shooting up and the homeowner just stood there like a statue? Was he waiting for a written invitation to grab a fire extinguisher or did he think the smoke was part of the decoration? Sounds like your friend had a hot time and the homeowner was just there for the light show. Did he at least get a free coffee out of it before the place went up?