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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why would anyone attempt to remove hot ashes from the fireplace?  What reason could there have possibly been?  You let the fire die in the fireplace and remove the ashes when they accumulate periodically, when they are cold.  Is this tragedy the result of stupidity? Am I missing something here?[/quote]

Putting the tone of this post aside, let me just say that it's a bit trickier than you are giving credit for.  My husband and I once started a fire in our garbage can by throwing out what we thought were cold ashes from our charcoal grill (about six hours after we had cooked).  The ashes were cool to the touch on the outside, but a few of the briquettes were warm enough on the inside to spark, and one of them set the entire bag of trash on fire eventually.  What we learned from this: 1.  Wait at least twelve hours to dispose of old coals; and 2) Squirt them with water first, even though it makes a nasty, slimy mess to clean up.  Better safe than sorry.  My gosh, what a terrible, terrible price this poor woman paid to be on the wrong side of this lesson![/quote]

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