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The Canadian Chamnlon. Wednesda. September 10, 2008 -A3 GRAHAM PAINEJCANADIAN CHAMPION CHARRED REMAINS: A two-sorey home was Ieft with about $1 50,000 in damage after a fire broke out Saturday at about 2 a.m. on Lower Base LUne, east of Trafalgar. Both the Milton and Mississauga fire depart- ments responded after being alerted by two passersby. The tire started on the first f loor and spread through the attic. Fortunately, the bouse wasn't occupied at the time and was being used mostly for storage. The cause of the blaze is stili under investigation. Plugged chimneily causes blaze Firefigliters responded to tbe first cbîmney lire of the approacbîng fait season tbis past weekend. And tbeyre using it as an opportunity to get across a very important message: clean your cbimney Tbe Milton Fire Department responded to a borne on Guelph Line in Brookviiie Sunday at about 12:30 p.m. alter a wood- stove lire was reported. "It was tbe same oid story;" said lire prevention inspector Banry Kory of tbe Milton Fire Department. The pipe to the stove was piugged wîtb congeaied cre- osote and asb, Kory said, wbicb prevented it fromt ventiiating properly Fortunateiy nobody was burt, and tbe ire was contained to, tbe cbimney. The bomeowners toid fire- figbters tbey poured water clown tbe pipe to beip put out the lire. Fire crews arrived to compieteiy extinguish it, but later that alternoon they returned alter the lire started up agamn, Kory said. Not only was the woodstove flot cieaned out, it aiso wasn't mnstalled properly, Kory said. He's encouraging residents tbmking about firing up tbeir woodstoves or firepiaces tis fali to first bire a professionai to do a proper cieaming. "I can see more (chimney lire) catis coming," he said. Wall__ HWY: 6.4UlO6km è 44qq CITY: 9.2000W é 35mm