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Likely because they have building codes that prevent the construction of houses from matchsticks.

• potato3732842 1y ago
  It has nothing to do with construction and everything to do with rainfall. I can throw a lit road flare into my back yard and nothing will happen, because I don't live in a glorified desert. PR is an order of magnitude wetter than where I live.
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  • neilknowsbest 1y ago
    PR has a dry season when the island receives less rain, and there are dry regions that generally get less rain. In fact, there are sometimes forest fires [1]. Regarding construction, I've never seen a smoke alarm inside a residential building in PR. I would hazard a guess that this is allowed for concrete/cinderblock; presumably the roof thing is the same. [1] - https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/seguridad/notas/incendio-forestal-comienza-a-quemar-terrenos-de-la-reserva-del-bosque-estatal-de-maricao/ https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/seguridad/notas/incendio...