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The Kunzes thought their Fallbrook house was fireproof, built with a steel frame instead of wood and with plaster three times the normal thickness. They stand in front of what's left of it: from left, son-in-law Jeremiah Boshard, daughter Jaime, mother Shari, father Glenn and sons Daniel and David.

The Kunz family

( Steve Lopez / Los Angeles Times )

The Kunzes thought their Fallbrook house was fireproof, built with a steel frame instead of wood and with plaster three times the normal thickness. They stand in front of what's left of it: from left, son-in-law Jeremiah Boshard, daughter Jaime, mother Shari, father Glenn and sons Daniel and David.

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