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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi All,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>as most of you probaby know we have had horendous
fires in Victoria Australia. On the subject of fires and straw bale houses, we
know of one house in Marrysville, (a town that was virtually wiped out), that
made it through the majority of the fire, but when a gas tank on the next door
property exploded it took out the dormer windows which allowed ember
penetration. If it wasn't for this it would have survived the fire. We are still
hunting down another house that went through the fires, but will let you know if
we get any more info.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Brian Hodge</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anvill Straw</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=GSBN@greenbuilder.com
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 30, 2009 4:29
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [GSBN] Straw Bale House
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<DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hi all,<BR><BR>There are, no
doubt, lessons to be learned and valuable information to be gained from this.
I would point out, however, that you can just as easily burn down a brick
house, a stick framed house, or just about any other house with a crawl space
and wooden floor by setting fire to the floor from underneath. Straw bale
houses are no less or more vulnerable to these kinds of fires than others -
though the they are more vulnerable to the likelihood that the fact it was a
straw bale house that burned will be a prominent feature of any news story.
<BR><BR>We're all glad you're looking into this, John, and look forward to
hearing about what you might learn. Thanks.<BR><BR>David
Eisenberg<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: john rehorn
<rehorn@frontier.net><BR>To: (private; with public archives) Global
Straw Building Network <GSBN@greenbuilder.com><BR>Sent: Sun, 29 Mar 2009
10:00 am<BR>Subject: [GSBN] Straw Bale House Fire<BR><BR>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Hi
Everyone, <BR> <BR>There was a straw bale home fire on Friday near
Lyons, Colorado. <BR> <BR><A
href="http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_12011181"
target=_blank>http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_12011181</A> <BR> <BR>I'm
looking into the circumstances at present. Sympathies and good thoughts to the
Akia family. <BR> <BR>With that said, I believe this can be an
educational opportunity for all concerned. How did the earthen plastered sb
walls perform? Why did the owner need to thaw out frozen pipes in March,
especially in a straw bale? There is also the need to correct erroneous
assumptions regarding fire and sb as quickly and publicly as possible. As you
all know, one bad story about one straw bale house can overpower a thousand
good ones. <BR> <BR>Any information about this unfortunate event is
very welcomed. Also, if the subject of this house crops up on your internet
presence, please educate the public in a good
way. <BR> <BR>Thanks, <BR> <BR>John <BR> <BR>John
RehornExecutive Director <BR>Colorado Straw Bale Association <BR><A
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