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After

It's not always the flames from a fire that do the damage.

Check out the photos . The heat from a fire in that stared in the fireplace disposal shoot damaged the bathroom. You can see how it melted the counter top. 

SERVPRO of Baltimore's Inner Harbor is able to make it Llike it never even happened." and get the house back in working order but an ounce of prevention might actually make it never happen.

Here are a few reminders to keep your home safe:

• Keep anything that can burn at least three feet from your furnace or any other heating unit.
• Maintain a three-foot kid-free zone around open fires and space heaters, and never use your oven to heat your home.
• Turn off portable heaters when leaving the room or going to bed.
• Have heating equipment and chimneys inspected and cleaned yearly.
• Use a sturdy screen to stop fireplace embers from flying into the room.
• Let ashes cool before putting them into a metal container a safe distance from your home.

Stay warm but stay safe.