{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "One thing to keep in mind when visualizing the past is as recently as the 1980s, consumer fabrics \u2013 which means clothes but also...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/657818067016056832/", "html": "<p>One thing to keep in mind when visualizing the past is as recently as the 1980s, consumer fabrics \u2013 which means clothes but also draperies, bedding and upholstery \u2013 were <i>significantly</i> more flammable than they are today, which (in addition to older and less fireproof construction), meant that fire was a <i>much</i> more present, immediate, and intense threat.</p>"}