Hacienda Heights home destroyed in fire. Ammo inside aided in it's destruction.

[69Mach1]

http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_180195341.html

I hope this wasn't any Calgunners home. This brings up a good question about ammo storage. How do you safeguard your ammo against fire? Do you keep it indoors or outdoors?

[Scarecrow Repair]

I keep my ammo in my gun safe because I want the local volunteer firefighters to not worry about it. If the fire lasts so long and gets so hot that it cooks off the ammo and destroys the guns inside, that's better than killing or wounding a firefighter.

[mstlaurent]

GI ammo cans. They're designed to withstand cook-offs without catastrophic failure. I keep mine indoors next to my safe right now. When I finally get done remodeling my house and clean all the excess crap out of my garage I'll probably store it out there.

[cornholio1]

The news (TV) stated the firefighters said the ammo was never ignited.