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LAFD: "Design For Disaster" - The Story of the Bel Air Conflagration | 1962

podrock — 1/14/2025 4:34:38 PM (archived)

Very interesting bit of history, another example of how soon we forget. (found on boingboing.net, where there is always something interesting.)

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LAFD: "Design For Disaster" - The Story of the Bel Air Conflagration | 1962 - podrock - 1/14/2025 4:34:38 PM
- Do I have to move this to flame, ironically? - podrock - 1/16/2025 2:02:20 AM
  - Good one pod. - RobVG - 1/16/2025 5:32:52 PM
    - And I owe you an apology - BuckGalaxy - 1/16/2025 6:48:22 PM
      - No worries Buck. I understand. n/t - RobVG - 1/16/2025 6:58:49 PM
- Additionally - podrock - 1/14/2025 5:10:14 PM
  - A moot point - BuckGalaxy - 1/15/2025 7:06:47 PM
  - Good read - RobVG - 1/15/2025 6:53:25 PM
    - Asinine. - BuckGalaxy - 1/15/2025 7:09:09 PM
      - I hope you will enjoy living under the rule of billionaires n/t - RobVG - 1/15/2025 7:58:03 PM
        
        Please - BuckGalaxy - 1/15/2025 8:33:52 PM
        
        I didn't say Malibu n/t - RobVG - 1/15/2025 9:51:48 PM
        
        You'll have to forgive my misunderstanding - BuckGalaxy - 1/16/2025 1:15:26 AM

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