Salvage Logging May Increase Fire Severity
A U.S. study suggested that wildfires burn more severely in salvage logged and replanted areas than in areas left to regenerate naturally.  The Oregon State University study is one of the first to quantify the effect of salvage logging and replanting on future fire severity.
How did a trash fire in an outdoor bin manage to spread to a furniture store and explode into a raging inferno that killed nine firefighters? And why were as many as 16 firefighters inside the place when the roof came down?