Re: BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH!!!!
Author: Bill Calmes
Date: 03-16-2007 - 14:17
At the risk of again seeming too supportive of Mr. Harris...
The deck was ballasted, supported on a floor of heavy timbers. A fire from below would take a while to burn through to the ties above (where no flames were observed early on). Conversely, a fire from above should take a considerably longer time to burn through to the piles below, as heat rises.