Likely because they have building codes that prevent the construction of houses from matchsticks.
It has nothing to do with construction and everything to do with rainfall.
I can throw a lit road flare into my back yard and nothing will happen, because I don't live in a glorified desert. PR is an order of magnitude wetter than where I live.
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It has nothing to do with construction and everything to do with rainfall.
I can throw a lit road flare into my back yard and nothing will happen, because I don't live in a glorified desert. PR is an order of magnitude wetter than where I live.