Q-and-A: Why must bomb house be burned?  An overview of the
issues in the demolition of the Escondido home found filled with
explosives  Q: Why did authorities decide the house had to be
burned down?  A: First, the house had highly volatile residue on
the floor so explosives technicians wearing heavy gear couldn’t
safely move around the house without fear of setting off an
explosion. Second, there was so much clutter in the house, the
Sheriff’s Bomb/Arson Unit robot couldn’t go in. It was the
consensus of experts — from the FBI’s forensic laboratory and
the Sheriff’s Department Explosives Unit and Hazmat technicians
— that the safest way to make the hazardous materials harmless
was to burn them in place, an approved way of rendering
explosives materials safe without disturbing them.  Q: What
could delay the burning?  A: The weather. Officials will only
start the burn if light winds are blowing from the coast, as
forecast. A legal challenge filed Tuesday to delay the burn by
the suspected bombmaker’s lawyer, M