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In reply to the discussion: What Is Not Being Discussed About the LA Fires. [View all]What you say is true.
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There may, arguably, be greater risks from mixed residential/commercial fires than from WTC buildings.
CoopersDad
Sunday
#1
I've been looking at concrete -- it is a bit more complicated here because of earthquakes.
LauraInLA
Sunday
#16
I've seen people with goats here -- there was a flock evacuated from the Palisades -- they tried to run!
LauraInLA
Sunday
#18
Thank you. That's good information. Those fires in Boulder, a city I love and visited often, went down the...
NNadir
Sunday
#10
I'm very sure that's true. There are so many of these disasters now, that we tend to forget individual cases unless...
NNadir
Sunday
#20
This is a very interesting comparison! Thank you for the info and the idea to read more ;).
LauraInLA
Sunday
#19
Could you share this article as a separate thread? I think it should get broad visibility.
LauraInLA
Sunday
#36
I don't know in which part of town you're living, but in my part of Burbank we're still seeing ash. Hope today
LauraInLA
Sunday
#21
Thank you. I think it will take a long time for us to realize just how much we have lost as a community,
LauraInLA
Sunday
#40
definitely true... it was mentioned a lot when Canadian forests were burning and the smoke blew down here
LymphocyteLover
Sunday
#22