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Originally Posted by Rodsrsr
Yes much worse. Easy experiment, get some aluminum siding, clapboard, brick and a cedar shingle. Take a torch to each and see which one lights first. Probably why stucco homes are so popular in the Southwestern states.
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I don't have stats to back this up, but I imagine that nearly all house fires start on the inside of the house, not from the outside. Torching a shingle becomes a moot point in this case. If a wildfire envelopes the place (as in Ft. McMurray, Alberta at the moment), then all bets are off anyway.