Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Soot on wall after a house fire - Ethen Dell/Getty Images No matter their size, house fires are an incredibly frightening thing to ...

Problems with cleaning smoke produced by burning candles and soot from fireplaces are the subject of messages I get frequently. Until I discovered Lestoil, a heavy-duty multipurpose cleaner that ...

A question for Danny Lipford: How can I clean the soot and smoke off the face of my fireplace? Answer: I don't think I've ever seen a working fireplace that didn't have at least a little bit of smoke ...

A home on Centennial Court in Walkers Woods is threatened as the woods catch fire behind the home. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze. Evacuations continued over night for communities in the ...

Several years ago on a backroad near Galveston, I happened upon a roadside barbecue stand. Of course I stopped and ordered a combo plate. As I opened the styrofoam container, I was hit with the smell ...