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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I read that she placed the embers outside.  Who would think that OUTSIDE the house would be dangerous?  But what ARE you supposed to do with embers?  How are you supposed to put out a fire in a fireplace?   I ask this question with all sincerity in hopes of learning something from this horrific tragedy.  My heart aches for this poor woman; I honestly don't know how she will go on living but I pray that somehow, some way, she is able to find a measure of peace.[/quote]

You let the fire die out by itself in the fireplace. You close the damper the next day.  You dispose of the embers a couple of days later.  Same thing for the grill embers that a PP mentioned.  Embers can still be hot more than 24 hours after a fire depending on how long and hot your fire burned.  The grill or fireplace is the safest place for them.  In our house we use the fireplace on cold weekends.  It takes several fires before the ashes approach the level of the grill that holds the logs.  We wait several days before shoveling them out.  [/quote]

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