It was in 1794 that one William Blake, a poet of his time, wrote that famous poem, equating the shining eyes of a tiger in the wilderness to over-powering and frightening fire in the wild. His poem in compelling words stated, among other things, ‘Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night…?’

With the mention of fire there is usually the assumption of destruction and death and this has now been reinforced by the recent California wildfires in the US that have killed at least 10 people and destroyed some 10,000 homes and structures.

Many of us under the impression of what transpires in our country in such a situation are probably under the impression that those whose houses have been destroyed must be poor people and most probably living not in bungalows but in huts.

That is not the case as many Hollywood notables are among those whose houses were burned to the ground.

The recent California fires torched Calabasas and Santa Monica. These are home to California’s rich and famous. Mandy Moore, Cary Elwes and Paris........

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