During the inquest jurors heard detailed information about the layout and structure of the tower block and how emergency services dealt with the fire.

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At least 425 firefighters were working to gain control of the fast-moving fire, which has destroyed one structure and is 30 percent contained, said Jody Hagemann, spokeswoman for the county fire department.

NPR: Wind-Fueled Wildfire Erupts East Of Los Angeles

The design featured a wooden frame on top of a concrete-slab foundation, with an exterior covered in gray asbestos shingles. (Steel was in short supply.) The structure violated the Cambridge fire code, but it was granted an exemption because of its temporary status.

NEWYORKER: Groupthink

Up to 95% of the structure, which was closed to the public in 2006, was damaged in the fire which took four days to put out.

BBC: Burnt-out Hastings Pier gets lottery funding

If you want to make such a gift, you'll need a qualified appraisal, a public charity willing to accept the gift--there's only so much practice a fire department can take--and state laws allowing it (Kansas' health department, for example, limits fire-training exercises to interior portions of the home, not the total structure).

FORBES: Ultradeductible