[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by MrLonzo

Thank you, I looked back at #44 and it, like some other replies, paint a good picture of how the fire actually starts from the inside out. Part of my original question though is the rapidity at which it spreads. An ember would likely take more than just a minute or so to find its way into the house through a tiny opening in the soffit or vent, and once in the home, seemingly would take more than just a minute or two to get the whole house afire. Yet entire neighborhoods were eaten up in a matter of minutes. It's almost as if there's some sort of accelerant. Do you know if the gas company shut off the gas utilities?

I will reiterate for those who don't bother reading the entire post, I'm not doubting it happened, I'm trying to gain an understanding of HOW it happened.

It was 100MPH winds. Wind + dry + fire. It isn't AN EMBER. It's a RAGING FIRE being blown throughout the neighborhood by hurricane-force winds.