Vintage View: Will fireplaces be relegated to the history books?

Will fireplaces and wood-burning stoves be relegated to the history books, asks Kya deLongchamps.

Thu, 02 Jan, 2020 - 14:00

Will fireplaces and wood-burning stoves be relegated to the history books, asks Kya deLongchamps.

It would have seemed inconceivable a few years ago that the real flame fire closeted in a stove and smugly devouring logs might come to flout environmental standards in some of our cities and medium-sized towns.

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