chimney
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Only the facade of the building on Gordon Street was left standing, as well as a floating chimney stack which was gradually taken apart last week.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
The chimney, says Akashi, is “a kind of restless object. It only functions with a home.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
In Shropshire, firefighters trudged through half a mile of snow in the dark to deal with a chimney fire.
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026
A pile of bricks from a chimney of a home destroyed in the Palisades fire.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
Purple and blue smoke billowed up from the chimney all day and all evening.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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