"Gil" wrote in message
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And someday maybe we'll make buildings out of materials that don't burn.


They already do in many cases. The problem is the contents that burn.


That is one thing that puzzles me. The way some of the buildings burn.
They seem to be made of concrete and steel. I guess that the inside walls
are made of materials that do burn ? It does look like they should be
designed so a fire would not spread from one floor or area to another.
Living in a small town, I just can not think how it would be to live in some
of the buildings that hold almost as many people as a small town would have.
Staying in a hotel for a week or so is one thing, but not living there all
the time.