https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2005-05-29-0505270124-story.html
AMHERST, N.Y. - When Sandra M. Mussell renovated her kitchen in July, she chose a hardwood floor over ceramic tile. "If we decide to have a fire, it will burn a lot faster," she said.
Arson, she pointed out with a dose of humor, is not that bad an option when you are stuck with a home that is breaking apart, that is too expensive to fix and too notorious to sell.
"The company that had insured her house refused to pay her claim"