4K Drone footage of the Lahaina Maui Fire - Finally a good look at what happened there.
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Lahaina, Maui Fires
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I think a house burns down. Or it doesn’t. I can understand the flames missing some houses completely. You’ve seen it from every wildfire ever. But if a house does catch fire in those conditions, how would it extinguish itself half way through burning? You can’t be “a little bit pregnant.”
Actually, most of your furnishings have a fire retardant on them. Carpets, chairs, sofas.... Yes homes burn down but they don't usually disappear to nothing. Lots of stuff smolders but won't be a source for flames or high heat.
Not sure you realize how hot and intense this fire was. Fire retardant is designed to stop your sofa from igniting if you drop a cigarette on it. Won’t do squat to stop a raging inferno. That’s ludicrous.
A big house in my neighbourhood recently burned down. All that was left was the concrete pad, basement walls and a pile of dust. The carpet and chairs were deceased.