{"id":117840,"date":"2023-08-21T15:19:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T15:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uklevitrasupport.com\/?p=117840"},"modified":"2023-08-21T15:19:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T15:19:50","slug":"truth-behind-miracle-home-that-survived-wildfires-while-all-others-perished","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uklevitrasupport.com\/world-news\/truth-behind-miracle-home-that-survived-wildfires-while-all-others-perished\/","title":{"rendered":"Truth behind miracle home that survived wildfires while all others perished"},"content":{"rendered":"<li><span>Bookmark<\/span><span><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><\/path><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span><\/span><\/li>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30753159.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_US-FIRE-MAUI.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Never miss any of the fun stuff. Get the biggest stories and wackiest takes from the Daily Star, including our special WTF Wednesday email<\/p>\n<h2>Thank you for subscribing!<\/h2>\n<p>Never miss any of the fun stuff. Get the biggest stories and wackiest takes from the Daily Star, including our special WTF Wednesday email<\/p>\n<p>We have more newsletters<\/p>\n<p> The owners of a $4 million (\u00a33.1m) mansion in<u>Maui<\/u> revealed a minor adjustment they made to their \u201cmiracle house\u201d which helped it escape unscathed from the<u>wildfires<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>Dora Atwater Millikin and her husband Dudley Long Millikin III\u2019s red-roofed home stands out like a saw thumb against the backdrop of rubble and decay in Lahaina.<\/p>\n<p> Ever since aerial images emerged, conspiracy theories have swirled around the internet, with some puzzled social media users crying &quot;photoshop&quot; or &quot;AI&quot;.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE:<\/b> <b> <u>Body bags of Hawaii wildfire victims are loaded into containers in harrowing pictures<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p>But sceptics were quickly hushed after the Millikins confirmed they were all very real \u2013 and there\u2019s a more rational reason to their home&apos;s resilience than first meets the eye.<\/p>\n<p>The fires swept across the island of Maui in Hawaii since August 8, taking the lives of 114 people and leaving thousands of buildings destroyed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30753175.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_DORAJPG.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Whether by fate or fluke, Dora, 63, and her partner made a few key changes to their property which inadvertently saved it from ruin \u2013 unlike their neighbours&apos; homes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&apos;s a 100% wood house so it&apos;s not like we fireproofed it or anything,\u201d Dora told the LA Times.<\/p>\n<p>Wind-driven flames were propelled by blustery conditions, while bits of white hot wood would land on roofs, quickly turning buildings into an inferno.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30753170.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_US-FIRE-MAUI.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30751832.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/2_MAIN-BIGFOOT-Untitled-5.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Bigfoot frenzy as &apos;strange creature&apos; photographed looking over dead deer<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The couple, however, recently replaced their highly flammable asphalt roof with a heavy-gauge metal one.<\/p>\n<p>They also trimmed back the trees and shrubbery surrounding the home in order to reduce the risk of termites infesting the house.<\/p>\n<p>Neither were done with any sort of fireproofing in mind, the couple said, but it inevitably saved their hardy home.<\/p>\n<p>Dora and Dudley were visiting family in Massachusetts when the fire began almost two weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30753168.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Wildfire-on-Maui-Hawaii-Island-23230579937927.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30748610.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/1_Mexican-cartels-using-customised-guns-with-Lana-Del-Reys-face-on-them.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Lana Del Rey fans order Mexican drug cartels to stop using guns with her face on them<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The pair had lived on the island of Maui for a decade, and bought the property three years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Anticipating the worst, the county informed the couple that their property had miraculously served the blaze. <\/p>\n<p>Ever since that call, many have branded their pristine home a \u201cmiracle house\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3>Follow the Daily Star US on Facebook<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article28949409.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_daily-star-us-logo-1.png\"><\/p>\n<p>All the news, entertainment, sport and fun stuff you love about the Daily Star, brought to you by our American team.<\/p>\n<p>Give the Daily Star US Facebook page a follow to make sure you&apos;re not missing out.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Family<\/li>\n<li>Fire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/truth-behind-4m-miracle-home-30753122\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bookmark Never miss any of the fun stuff. 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