[samsk]

What usually burns is inside the house, not house itself. And once a house burns, it must be usually demolished as a whole, because its not stable anymore (concrete doesn't likes fire). In wood house you can teoretically 'cut away' the burned part and build it new ;)

[onetimemanytime]

>>concrete doesn't likes fire

I guess depends on the intensity and how long it lasts. Pretty sure a concrete home can survive your sofa burning. A wooden house, it's toast.

[samsk]

I've found small fire test, its not very scientific, but shows what I was talking about:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-J86Ka9MkQ

To correct myself, its the mortar that doesn't likes the fire much more than pure concrete, therefore brick wall has to be usually demolished after fire. But yes, everything depends on intensity of the fire, but I would never say that (properly built) wood house burns easier or faster than brick house, its kind of a myth. It burns differently with different result, and different kind of damages. Where, in the wood house the damages can be _usually_ fixed easier as in brick house.