Can someone please explain this to me?

How can you explain a whole town that had their houses burnt to the ground but not the trees around the houses? I dont get it, looks as if someone did set the houses on fire but not the trees. If a forest catches fire, all the trees will burn AND the houses nearby. What bugs me also is that in Alberta, they prevented the people to go near their houses, they blocked the whole town.....why?

I think they blocked the town because once it turns into a wild fire who knows where it is going next. Wild fires are really hard to keep tamed so they try to keep the people away so they do not get harmed.

Ive never been close to any wild fire and I sure hope I never have to. I guess its the only way to keep people safe then!!

The houses in Alberta arent made of light material because it gets very cold in the winter and they get a lot of snow. Most of the houses are made of brick. It might take a long time to burn a tree, but the leaves would burn easily if the tree is right next to the house, the house is burnt to the ground, only the concrete footing remaining, yet the tree is untouched, not one leaf burnt!! The cars and trucks were blackened, twisted metal. So it must have been REALLY hot.....yet the trees were untouched. Its not that I absolutely want the trees to have been burnt, but how can you explain that?

I agree with you as well. Aside from the light materials, include the electrical wiring and appliances inside the house as well. The house is already gone before fire can consume the tree.

Im so puzzled by all this. I too have been searching but cant even find pictures of that town in Alberta where it happened in the spring. I saw it all on tv, on the news but nothing on the net!!! What has me uncomfortable about all this is the fact that this town in Alberta, they prevented anyone from entering as it was burning down. No firemen, no journalists, NOBODY!! The whole town was deserted while it all burned to the ground!! Then once it was all over, they let journalists go in and thats when I saw those weird video of all the houses burnt to the ground, only the concrete footing was left, the cars and trucks were blackened, twisted metal......yet all the trees were there, not missing one leaf!!!!!!! Im sorry but that doesnt sound right to me. Something happened, it was NOT a normal fire....sorry!! Unless you can come up with a scientific explanation for this?

I understand all that.....You have a point here.....the cars would have exploded.......yet they didnt.......you could see the cars, well the frames there, black, twisted but still whole, so none of the cars or trucks exploded Yet, you could see trees very close to houses not burnt at all. But all the forest surrounding the town was burnt to the ground, only a few blackened, smoldering tree trunks were left!! It was a horrible sight The houses were nearly all made of brick. It gets cold in Alberta in the winter.

LOL, I think because brick is very expensive and houses in some states are already over inflated. What started the recession here in the first place, the housing bubble burst. I saw the aftermath of a house built out of cement, the outer part of the house remained but it contained the fire inside and it got so hot that there was absolutely nothing left inside to salvage. The couple did make it out safely thanks to a neighbor awakening them in the middle of the night.

@ Petersum: Houses here are made of bricks or other material on the outside. Not many are made solely of wood anymore. Yes the skeleton of the house is wood. Ive seen houses in Alberta that were made of bricks and they also burned to the ground. Its as if someone had poured some gasoline over the houses but NOT the trees!?!? @ Beaniefanatic: OMG....must have been awful to be stuck in that house made of cement. Lucky a neighbor could save that couple!!

I know that, I know trees will take much longer to burn. The fire in Alberta started because it was too dry. The forest surrounding the town was all destroyed by the fire, then they say it would get to the town, had everybody leave the town, prevented anyone from entering, no firemen did try to save the houses in the town. The town was completely deserted. A few days later, they let journalists enter the town and thats when I saw it on the news, on tv. Everything destroyed, completely burnt, twisted metals yet the cars or trucks didnt explode, but the trees, ALL the trees were green and leaves intact. It was really weird. I have never seen anything so strange. I tried to find photos on the net but couldnt find anything so that I could show you.

Its strange, isnt it? Here in Alberta, they evacuated everybody and sealed out the whole town, NOBODY could go in or even fly over the town. They didnt try to put out the fires, they just let it burn to the ground. Then journalists were allowed in and the pictures is what had me thinking when I saw them (saw them on the news, cant find them on the net to show you) You could see all the houses burnt to the ground, blackened by the blaze. The cars and trucks also, all blackened.....yet the trees were still there, green as if nothing had happened. I told hubby maybe it was some experiment they did, how else could you explain the trees still untouched by the fire?

I know fire is sort of a living thing that will jump here and there, but why did it jump on houses only to burn them to the ground, same with cars and trucks that were left here and there as they evacuated all the residents of this town fast. Why did jump from house to house but never touching the trees here and there in its path? I cant understand it.....why also secure the whole town, not send in any firemen to try and put out the fire and prevent anyone from entering!! To me, it sounds like some kind of experiment that happened. I know.......it sounds crazy but what other explanation is there?