Caught a creosote fire starting in a flue in Maplewood last Tuesday

I was doing a regular cleaning on a 10 year old gas insert in Maplewood when I saw a small orange glow near the top. Turned out the previous sweep left a bird nest and half an inch of creosote up there. The homeowner said he never had it inspected after installation. Has anyone else seen a near miss like this from a new install that nobody checked?

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evaallen18d ago

So the original installer never even lit it off after dropping the insert in? Was it one of those fly-by-night crews or an actual shop that just got lazy?

avery_lopez18d ago

Bet they didn't even check the draft before walking off. Classic halfassery.