How did the firemen know which houses had books?

Question

and why did they only burn at night????

Asked by natalie h #29536 on 11/9/2006 10:26 AM

Last updated by Theodore N #1104813 on 1/27/2021 4:18 AM

Answered by joshua b #32373 on 12/13/2006 12:22 PM

The firemen knew what houses to burn, because citizens would report them.

And, as montag put it, they burned at night because the fire was more beautiful at night.

Answered by jordan h #38181 on 3/27/2007 9:44 PM

and the mechanical dog also sniffed out books and i think somehow, thoughts that were considered illegal also