How Did This 100-Year-Old House Survive Maui Wildfires?

you've seen the devastation left behind by the wildfires in Maui but in that sea of gray Ash in one neighborhood a bright red roofed house is still standing in the devastation of Lahaina a lone red roofed house unscathed everything around it incinerated it's a hundred years old and made of wood so how did it Escape The Inferno when the house was renovated two years ago the homeowners replaced the shingle roof with a red metal roof they also cleared the trees and shrubs that were planted against the house and lined the exterior of the property with River Stones wildfires expert Dr Jack Cohn showed how Embers from a wildfire can rain down on a house it takes less than a minute for the shrubs around the house and the roof to become engulfed in flames They removed any vegetative material that could have ignited from burning ambers next to the base of the house [Music]

Channel: Inside Edition

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Id: 7ARclWQLT40

Length: 1min 4sec (64 seconds)

Published: Tue Aug 22 2023