Greenville responds to chimney fire Sunday morning

Greenville uses its ladder truck to access a smoking chimney with an active fire.

Greenville uses its ladder truck to access a smoking chimney with an active fire. COURTESY PHOTO​​​​​​​

Mason crews work to break up a blockage in a chimney causing a fire.

Mason crews work to break up a blockage in a chimney causing a fire. COURTESY PHOTO

ABOVE: Greenville crews work to quell a chimney fire on Darling Hill Road on Sunday morning.

ABOVE: Greenville crews work to quell a chimney fire on Darling Hill Road on Sunday morning. COURTESY PHOTO

LEFT: Smoke pours from a fire in a chimney on Darling Hill Road.

LEFT: Smoke pours from a fire in a chimney on Darling Hill Road. COURTESY PHOTO

Greenville crews operate the ladder truck leading to a chimney fire.

Greenville crews operate the ladder truck leading to a chimney fire. COURTESY PHOTO

Mason Deputy Chief Ken Spacht climbs the ladder leading to a chimney fire on Darling Hill Road.

Mason Deputy Chief Ken Spacht climbs the ladder leading to a chimney fire on Darling Hill Road. COURTESY PHOTO

By ASHLEY SAARI

Monadnock Ledger-Transcript

Published: 03-31-2025 10:18 AM

Modified: 03-31-2025 12:13 PM

Amidst icy conditions on Sunday morning, the Greenville Fire Department responded to a chimney fire on Darling Hill Road.

Shortly after 7 a.m., crews were dispatched for a report of a possible fire, and the first crews to arrive reported an active fire. According to a post on the Greenville Fire Department’s Facebook, there was a severe blockage in the chimney that was actively burning.

Greenville Fire requested additional assistance, and Mason Fire Department responded.

The blockage in the chimney was broken up and removed from the chimney, but crews discovered fire remained burning between the chimney liner and the outer block wall of the chimney. Crews attempted to extinguish the fire, but ultimately had to dismantle the chimney in order to put it out completely.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and the Mason Fire and EMS Department assisted with the call.

Ashley Saari can be reached at 603-924-7172, Ext. 244 or asaarI@ledgertranscript.com. She’s on X @AshleySaariMLT.