The outside of my apartment caught fire.

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4. You are VERY lucky

Our house burned down from a fire that started outside. We think it was from a barbecue we'd had 36 hours previously, but I've always
wondered whether it was from my husband smoking outside and not using an ash tray. It had been very dry that August, leaves already
starting to fall, and our siding was wood. House was an inferno in a matter of minutes. Fire department had to back out from the heat
and go defensive to keep it from spreading to the neighbors on our wooded hill. There were 59 firefighters here from three different counties. Fortunately, Mouse and Simba were already outside--we
used to put them out at night--because there was no time to search for kitties and get out alive.