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Re:Homes Withstood the LA Fires. Architects Explain Why by l1tany11 on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @06:20PM (#42705295)
Why do you think that would solve the problem?

Keep in mind stucco is very common in Southern California. Basically a 7/8” thick layer of concrete on all the exterior walls. It is fire resistant. Many such buildings burned down.

This isn’t the three little pigs where the brick house is the solution. And that wasn’t the moral of the story anyway.

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Re:Homes Withstood the LA Fires. Architects Explain Why by ajuc on Friday January 17, 2025 @08:35AM (#42737353)
Because old cities had these kinds of fires constantly (in my city there's still a paiting of a fire from 18th century that destroyed half the Old Town) and usually only stone/brick buildings survived.

This isn't a 0%/100% thing, but it increases the chances by a big margin.

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Re:Homes Withstood the LA Fires. Architects Explain Why by SirHumphrey on Friday January 17, 2025 @08:50AM (#42737486)
The first house by the forest would probably still be destroyed, however the next one has a much better chance because it’s not next to a large flammable structure.
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