Honestly, I used to think those old clay flue tiles were basically bulletproof until a job in the old district last Tuesday.

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My buddy Carl found that out the hard way when his whole chimney stack came down on a 1920s bungalow in Oak Park.

Hard way" is putting it mildly. Bet that bungalow learned real quick that "bulletproof" doesn't mean much when gravity gets involved.

Bulletproof" is a stretch, patricia634. Those old tiles get brittle.