LU -“I think a certain Gadol may have said that it is in that zchus that they have protection from Hashem”
Well I think that they did. I don’t think anyone was killed in the fires!
Boruch Hashem! maybe this was just meant as a warning. So let’s continue working on Torah & Mitzvos, so we won’t need a follow-up warning, c”v…
In terms of any physical damage, we have to believe that whatever happened was min haShamayim, period! No one can cause anything to happen – only Hashem!