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Originally Posted by nhusa
I can’t get my head around a loss due to fire.
We lost everything - all possessions including two Alfa Romeos - except the clothes on our back and a third Alfa Romeo - to a flood in Corning NY in 72.
Now we will not purchase a home unless it is over 15 feet higher than nearby water and it has to be far away from a water runoff area.
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At least you could take a little comfort in the fact that not many people can start a flood.
Too often dangerous fires are started by idiots with a lighter.
I predict that these fires will soon be under control - 200 of Australia's and New Zealand's best firefighters are on their way to help our American friends and I would be surprised if other countries were not lending a hand too.
I think anyone caught lighting a fire on a hot, dry day with the intention of causing mayhem like this should be treated no differently from a terrorist.
I hope all affected can move on with the minimum of loss.