[detaro]

If that were true, wooden buildings would be more expensive to insure against fire damage than non-wooden ones. Turns out, a (properly designed and built) predominantly wooden building can get the same or (even better, depending on what it is compared against) ratings.

EDIT: adjusted wording to clarify re "wood framed"

[tryingagainbro]

they cost the same? https://www.google.com/search?q=fire+insurance+wooden+vs+con...

[detaro]

That's at least figures family friends got for their buildings, not sure about the details. One thing I notice is that the top search results are about "wooden framed" - the house in question was predominantly wooden and thus more massive wood construction than just wood framing is.

If I think about it, I suspect this might not apply to larger buildings like those discussed in the article, (unless fixing partially damaged structures is easier? Don't know how the internal details work)