Based on your pictures, that line is capped. That pipe went to a burner, the burner has been removed and the line capped.

Do you have other gas appliances in your new, used home? If yes, you would not want the gas service turned off.

Thank you! We use gas for oven dryer and other stuff, yes. So can this be used to burn wood safely?!

Re burn wood safely, wood fire is 1,000-1,100 degrees, pipe melts at ?

Are you able to remove the gas line, for safety? Because of the shut off valve, there is no gas in the line past the valve.

Burn enough wood and that pipe will become comprised.

We definitely don’t know how. What type of expert would be able to do this? LOL

Do you have fire place experience?

The brick has been recently painted. Was that to cover soot from burning wood?

There are no tools, nor screen.