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This one house owned by a retired waste CEO is the only one standing in Malibu.
Steiner, a lawyer and former head of Waste Management, Inc., in Houston, said he believes that his property’s ultra-sturdy construction — likely designed to protect it from earthquakes — saved it from the Palisades Fire that destroyed the homes all around it.
He said that it was made to withstand earthquakes. It has stucco and a fireproof roof.

Cr: Tori Branum