The answer is that a closed fire is best for heating a house.
Garages
because it can start fire witch is hot.
The hypocaust is a roman way of central heating Slaves lit a fire underneath the house and it warmed up the house
Examples are the tungsten element inside a light bulb, and the heating element bars of an electric fire.
No not at all of course you could lit the house on fire.
huge indoors fire places
A fire escape plan is the best thing to make inside a burning house. Plan and practice how to safely exit the house in case of a fire.
Coal was expensive then and he didnt want to pay out for heating
The best guess seems to be $50 per month to heat a house with coal but it is very hard to determine the cost for each fire. It is considered a cost effective heating fuel.
Enough to make you consider the smaller, overlooked parts of your house for conservation, too.
it was closed cause it was set on fire
If your basement is on fire the best thing to do is to shut the door to your house. Call 911 and shut off your gas supply to your house. This give the fire fighter more of a chance to get in there and stop it.