http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/camp-fire-northern-california-destroys-adventist-health-feather-river-hospital-patients
I don't know it's construction or age but though it was damaged it wasn't destroyed. A steel and cement building won't necessarily withstand a firestorm like an underground bunker. Think the Twin Towers. Structural integrity can be compromised. See this report:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101116122857.htm
Insulated concrete form (ICF) block construction will survive fires and is probably being used more. Look closely at what it involves. Building to live on the sun...
http://logixicf.com/blog/insight-and-advice/surviving-wildfires-with-homes-built-with-insulated-concrete-forms-icfs/
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