Fireplace Doctor

Guardian refused to clean my chimney October 15^th, 2013 and a chimney fire resulted. They now refuse to repair the damages their technicians caused.
On October 15^th, 2013 Guardian Chimney Sweep, also known as Advanced Fireplace Technicians aka The Fireplace Doctor, came to my home as I requested for a chimney sweep and inspection. During the inspection I was told that my brickwork outside needed to be waterproofed and that a chimney cleaning was not necessary. On December 31^st, 2013 I noticed fire coming out of the chimney crown. Roughly a week later, after I was out of town dealing with a death in the family, I contacted the original inspecting company to notify them of the issue. They sent technicians that confirmed a chimney fire had taken place and multiple issues were found, but stated that since the original technician who had inspected my chimney was terminated they would not honor the warranty on the inspection which ultimately caused the chimney fire and they would not pay for the resulting damages that fire caused. During the visit of this technician I was quoted $ 500.00 for them to install a stage 3 waterproofing with crown, tuck-​pointing and water repellent, and 13×13 lock-​top damper on 1−10−14. The following day a supervisor, James Quinn, responded to my inquiry adding that I also needed a liner in the chimney and quoted the entire repair bill to be $ 1750.00. Keep in mind these estimates are being quoted to repair damages their failed inspection caused and I refused to pay them anything additional. I refuse to pay for the negligence of Guardian, aka. Advanced Fireplace Technicians, for damages that their company caused to my home. This company put both my home and my family at major risk of harm. We could have lost our home and/​or lives due to the fire risk we were subjected to, as well as the carbon monoxide problem that could have potentially poisoned us had we not caught the fire ourselves and had the chimney re-​inspected. Their having fired the technician who inspected my chimney is a personnel matter for their business and in no way excludes them from the responsibility he held while working under their supervision. Their company guarantee does not specify they warranty their work only if a particular technician continues to work for the company. When he comes as their technician, the company backs up his work and is thereby responsible for the inspection and/​or work he produces. This is why I hold the company responsible for the damages caused by the inadequate inspection and resulting fire.