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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 ... (www.theguardian.com)
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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

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[–] jet@hackertalks.com 60 points 1 year ago (12 children)

No real mention of the main enemy, oxygen..... A brush fire can deplete the local oxygen levels even if your nice and cool underground.

[–] fishy195@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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.ee 6 points 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

[–] datelmd5sum@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Many cars are filled with very flammable stuff.

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