[Stoves] Straw roofs and fires

[Andrew C. Parker]

Slightly off topic, but, entire villages of palm-thatched homes are  
frequently burned to the ground due to accidental fire, in the border  
region of Nigeria and Cameroon on the coast.  It is most often from  
unattended fires for smoking fish, which must be done indoors because of  
frequent rain.  Fortunately, the fire spreads slowly enough that there are  
usually no serious injuries.  From what my contact there told me, they do  
not have any firefighting equipment or training, at least not at the  
village level.