Tip: Place birch logs inside the fireplace opening for decoration and depth. Glass. Close off a burning fire completely while enjoying the view with clear glass fireplace doors, like in this photo.

When Emma Jones placed her two little hands against the scorching hot gas fireplace glass, she was badly burned on her hands and forehead. Now about three years later, the scars from skin grafts ...

There is no government mandate to protect or warn consumers about the risk from the glass of gas fireplaces, which in recent years have been installed by the millions as cleaner alternatives to ...

The gas fireplaces that are sealed behind glass, called direct-vent, do not carry either of these risks and, according to Benhower, are just as safe to leave on as a furnace.

The glass barrier of a gas fireplace door can heat up to more than 200º F in 6 minutes. Adapted from recommendations published by the Children's Hospital, Aurora, Colo.

Bring a refreshing new look to an ordinary fireplace by replacing an old enclosure with a new glass door. A new glass door makes it safe as well as attractive, because it keeps kids and pets out ...

Q: We have a wood-burning fireplace that we use only a couple of times a season. For two or three days after it has been used, it emits a strong “smoky smell.” The fireplace has glass doors ...

Wooldridge and her family settled a lawsuit that accused the fireplace maker of failing to disclose the risk of the unguarded glass.