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Agnes Blomqvist lights stove to warm cold cottage

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Key Points
  • Agnes Blomqvist lights the kitchen stove to warm the cold cottage.
  • Smoke seeps out from the stove.
  • She uses a technique learned from the chimney sweep to improve draft.

According to multiple reports, the cottage no longer smells bad, but it remains cold. Agnes Blomqvist, 26, lights the kitchen stove to get some warmth, though smoke seeps out from the stove. To improve the draft in the chimney, Agnes lights a piece of paper in the soot hatch.

According to Östgöta Correspondenten, Agnes Blomqvist described learning this technique from the chimney sweep. The wood-burning stove was originally in the house, but according to Östgöta Correspondenten, Agnes Blomqvist said that when she bought the house, there was none.

I learned that from the chimney sweep.

Agnes Blomqvist, Homeowner

There was originally a wood-burning stove, but when I bought the house, there was none.

Agnes Blomqvist, Homeowner
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