What had the money in the fireplace done for him?

"Do you want me to heat up some water in the fireplace?"

With the cold weather, coming, you may want to start a fire in the fireplace.

"People can go through the stuff or just drop it in the fireplace."

Or maybe she just wanted another log in the fireplace.

The fire that burned in the fireplace did little to drive back the cold.

"I'll clear out some of this trash and see if I can light a fire in the fireplace."

Spent at least three days, I'd say from the amount of ash in the fireplace.

Some thoughtful person had started a fire in the fireplace.

The following spring, I found a live duck in my fireplace.