How are fires still a mystery?

Bret Conrad Atkins' house burned down.

The message that woke me up this morning was along the lines of "Billy, what's red and orange, and eats everything you own? A fire. My house burned to the ground. Check out WRAL Local News online. Later."

When I talked to him tonight he sounded OK with it all. Their dog got wedged under a table and stayed in the house during the entire fire, but came out 100% unharmed. His wife's jewelry box was in perfect condition. His brother was in town, so his X-Box was over at his parent's house.

He was joking about it. "Jayme and I will be back to poor in no time." I guess you've gotta joke about it...