Destructive house fire points out struggles in getting insurance with a wood stove

Adam and Ashley Sorrentino had to work hard during the mid-December cold snap to keep their wood stove fed and their small house on the outskirts of Belfast warm and comfortable. Adam Sorrentino, a stickler for safety, recently installed a new stovepipe and took pains to clean the chimney every six weeks - a messy, time-consuming task that had seemed especially important since the family had endured a small chimney fire about six years ago.