Zero-clearance fireplaces a main source of fires
Chief: Almost one-third of High Desert house fires caused by zero-clearance fireplaces
March 12, 2014 9:26 AM
A Helendale house fire earlier this month that caused $50,000 in damages was the latest in a string of residential blazes to be traced to a zero-clearance fireplace, a County Fire official said.
Battalion Chief Warren Peterson blames zero-clearance fireplaces for roughly 30 percent of house fires responded to by San Bernardino County Fire.