Goodness, so sad. And I've always been a bit paranoid about a live tree, even this year taking ours down before New Year's, much to my husband's dismay.
I could see how a tree that tall - 15 to 20 feet - once lit would go up like a tinderbox and probably catch other things (carpeting, drapes, etc) on fire as it burned. Here is a NIST video of a burning Xmas tree: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQT8yOYJKxQ
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/l...y-Have-Sparked-Md-Mansion-Fire-290089551.html
Sources said that Don Pyle often slept in his office on the first floor, and when the alarm when off, he may have entered the great room, but the fire was very intense and may have overwhelmed him.
The bodies of Sandy Pyle and two of the couple's grandchildren were found together in a bedroom, sources said. The body of a third child was found in another bedroom, and the fourth child's body was found in a separate bedroom.
I could see how a tree that tall - 15 to 20 feet - once lit would go up like a tinderbox and probably catch other things (carpeting, drapes, etc) on fire as it burned. Here is a NIST video of a burning Xmas tree: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQT8yOYJKxQ
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/l...y-Have-Sparked-Md-Mansion-Fire-290089551.html
Sources said that Don Pyle often slept in his office on the first floor, and when the alarm when off, he may have entered the great room, but the fire was very intense and may have overwhelmed him.
The bodies of Sandy Pyle and two of the couple's grandchildren were found together in a bedroom, sources said. The body of a third child was found in another bedroom, and the fourth child's body was found in a separate bedroom.