No self-respecting country cottage cognoscente isn’t in want of a fashionable wood burning stove, but concerns are mounting that they might cost thatched property owners more than they bargained for.
As the trend for retro fire appliances grows, so do the number of thatched roof fires caused by the embers that they create.
According to Shaun Milton of the Wiltshire Fire Service, wood burning stoves give off hotter embers because they are more efficient burners. It is when these embers are blown up through the chimney and settle on the thatched roof that fires break out.
In our last post, we reported that thatched roof fires happen, on average, twice a week. Such instances are usually owing to neglect, against which Milton warned in an interview with BBC News.
The BBC reported that scientists of the Fire Protection Association were investigating how thatched roof chimney fires occur. This week the BBC also reported that scientists were investigating why scientists investigate questions which are apparently obvious.
Iain McCaig of Historic England says that fires must be attended at all times, and manufacturer’s instructions followed carefully.
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