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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I am having a hard time visualizing this... What does the glued lock contribute to the firework situation, or vice versa?

Extremely common for houses to burn down in this way.

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/firework-thrown-house-gang-sparks-30148944

https://www.itv.com/news/london/2023-04-28/teenagers-jailed-after-woman-88-killed-by-firework-stuffed-through-letterbox

https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/son-essex-woman-killed-after-9684214

I suppose americans might be less familiar with this phenomenon because you have mailboxes outside the house instead of as slots built into your doors? Here in the UK it is most common for doors to have a letter shaped postal slot on the door. This size: