Escaping underground: the eerie new age of bushfire bunkers
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With concrete walls, flame-proof doors and wine racks, bushfire bunkers offer the promise of safety - at least for those who can afford them

Escaping underground: the eerie new age of bushfire bunkers — With concrete walls, flame-proof doors and wine racks, bushfire bunkers offer the promise of safety, at least for those who can afford …::With concrete walls, flame-proof doors and wine racks, bushfire bunkers offer the promise of safety - at least for those who can afford them

  • fishy195@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15·
    1 year ago

    How are they with temperature management as well? These destructive fires get insanely hot, I’ve seen these fires turn vehicles into nothing but puddles of of metal. I would be concerned that these would just turn into underground ovens.

    • nonailsleft@lemm.eeEnglish
      71·
      1 year ago

      Even with huge temperatures, it doesn’t take that much to isolatie from them. Especially when it’s for a relatively short period