The home was observed towering tall opposite to its devastated neighbors, like a phoenix emerging from the ashes. “I realized we made it through when I started receiving pictures,”
Steiner said. “Last house standing” was the message my wife texted me this morning. And that made me grin quite a bit during a difficult moment.
He believes that the 4,200-square-foot, four-bedroom house’s design, which he describes as “built like a cruise ship,” is what made it withstand the destructive fire.
“It has a ‘ultra-sturdy construction’ and was built to withstand earthquakes,” the father of three said. Steiner said, “It’s stucco and stone with a fireproof roof.”
He also mentioned that it had pilings “like 50 feet into the bedrock” that help it stay stable when powerful waves slam in. “To be totally honest with you,
