[Chgogal]

There was a thread here a while back about the Colorado wildfires. One house survived when all the others burned down because it didn't have those railroad ties in the yard, special windows and roof.

[bgill]

There were railroad ties in this article. First thing I thought of was oil and creosote burn well. But then this is the land of fruits and nuts.

Why didn’t they put the cat in a carrier? Yes, the carrier would have melted but still.

[nicollo]

Might be my cousin’s house... his father was a forester, so he knew to clear the trees in an area prone to fires. Even so, his garage door melted. Rest of the house was okay amidst total desolation around them.