Re:Did Insurance Fire Brigades let uninsured buildings burn?
by michaelt on Monday December 19, 2022 @12:52PM
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> It doesn't make a lot of sense to me.
Consider the following:
* The first Fire Brigade, in Rome, was established by someone who would insist on buying your building before extinguishing the fire [1]
* In the present day, you can live in an unincorporated area, decline fire protection offers from the county and from your insurer, and the fire brigade won't come out if you have a fire [2]
* The article provides 11 different sources for the apparently incorrect claim London's insurance fire brigades circa-1700 let uninsured buildings burn.
Personally I find it quite easy to understand why people might believe the incorrect claim.
Consider the following:
* The first Fire Brigade, in Rome, was established by someone who would insist on buying your building before extinguishing the fire [1]
* In the present day, you can live in an unincorporated area, decline fire protection offers from the county and from your insurer, and the fire brigade won't come out if you have a fire [2]
* The article provides 11 different sources for the apparently incorrect claim London's insurance fire brigades circa-1700 let uninsured buildings burn.
Personally I find it quite easy to understand why people might believe the incorrect claim.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Licinius_Crassus#Rise_t... [2] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/wbna39516346