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RAPPAHANNOCK HOME
MUTUAL FIRE
INSURANCE COMPANY
\\ Reminds all of those home owners and rentors who are using wood stoves that all chimneys should be inspected for defects, such as loose mortar, bricks or rocks, bird nests or other debris in chimneys and creosote build-up. Any one of these could be instrumental in causing a fire. With the energy crunch and so many people converting to wood or coal stoves the probability of fires is definitely increased.
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