Recent discussions among architects and fire safety experts highlight the unpredictable nature of residential fire damage, as illustrated by the contrasting fates of homes in Los Angeles. While luck plays a role in whether a home survives a fire, professionals argue that homeowners can reduce risk through better construction materials and techniques. The article emphasizes that by implementing fire-resistant features, homeowners can significantly enhance the safety of their properties, even as these methods may increase construction costs by up to 10%.
"Because there are, say, 50 ways a fire can burn your house. If you eliminate half of those, or three-quarters of them, that's not luck, that's increasing your odds."
"To me there's nothing explainable in logical or scientific reason of why my house would not have burned."
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