[MC-3263] Several blocks made of wood (Signs, Ladders, Chests, Trapdoors, Doors...) won't burn Created: 17/Nov/12  Updated: 09/Jan/25

Status: Reopened
Project: Minecraft: Java Edition
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: Minecraft 1.4.4, Minecraft 1.8.8, Minecraft 15w45a, Minecraft 1.9.4, Minecraft 16w20a, Minecraft 1.10.2, Minecraft 16w32a, Minecraft 16w32b, Minecraft 16w33a, Minecraft 16w35a, Minecraft 16w40a, Minecraft 16w41a, Minecraft 16w44a, Minecraft 1.11 Pre-Release 1, Minecraft 1.11, Minecraft 1.13.2, Minecraft 18w45a, Minecraft 18w46a, Minecraft 18w47a, Minecraft 18w47b, Minecraft 18w48a, Minecraft 18w48b, Minecraft 18w49a, 1.14.4, 19w34a, 19w35a, 19w36a, 1.15.2, 20w10a, 20w13b, 20w14a, 20w15a, 20w16a, 20w17a, 20w18a, 20w19a, 20w20a, 20w20b, 20w21a, 20w22a, 1.16 Pre-release 4, 1.16 Pre-release 5, 1.16 Pre-release 6, 1.16 Pre-release 7, 1.16 Pre-release 8, 1.16 Release Candidate 1, 1.16, 1.16.1, 20w28a, 20w29a, 1.16.2 Pre-release 1, 1.16.2 Release Candidate 1, 1.16.2 Release Candidate 2, 1.16.2, 1.16.3, 1.16.4 Pre-release 2, 1.16.4, 20w45a, 20w46a, 20w49a, 20w51a, 21w03a, 1.16.5, 21w05a, 21w05b, 21w06a, 21w07a, 21w08b, 21w11a, 21w18a, 1.17.1, 21w44a, 1.18 Pre-release 2, 1.18, 22w12a, 22w15a, 22w43a, 22w45a, 1.20 Pre-release 1, 1.20.2, 23w42a, 23w45a, 1.20.4, 24w09a, 1.21.1, 24w35a, 1.21.4 Pre-Release 1, 1.21.4 Pre-Release 3, 1.21.4, 25w02a
Fix Version/s: None

Type: Bug
Reporter: Nethonos Assignee: Unassigned
Resolution: Unresolved Votes: 69
Labels: None

Attachments: PNG File 2012-11-17_12.30.28.png     PNG File 2018-12-02_19.52.14.png     PNG File 2018-12-02_19.53.44.png    
Issue Links:
Duplicate
is duplicated by MC-11704 chests and pressure plates burn when ... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-18984 Saplings do not burn Resolved
is duplicated by MC-45925 Crafting tables and fire Resolved
is duplicated by MC-63275 Banner doesn't burn Resolved
is duplicated by MC-63712 Banners are not flammable. Resolved
is duplicated by MC-73572 Workbenches and signs do not burn Resolved
is duplicated by MC-91363 Portion the wooden items are not burning Resolved
is duplicated by MC-106458 Some blocks catch fire, but don't burn Resolved
is duplicated by MC-139356 Signs will light on fire but not burn Resolved
is duplicated by MC-139816 Can't use flint and steel on doors an... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-143519 Wooden items should burn but they not Resolved
is duplicated by MC-160173 Crops and saplings are not flammable Resolved
is duplicated by MC-160415 Blocks with item frame can burn the i... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-160419 Signs cannot be lit although they are... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-179538 wooden doors do not burn near the lava Resolved
is duplicated by MC-195457 Fletching table inflamable Resolved
is duplicated by MC-204664 Lightning impact on unfolded fall doo... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-223985 packed ice catches on fire in the net... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-241735 paintings, item frames won't burn Resolved
is duplicated by MC-249690 Mangrove Propagule are not flammable Resolved
is duplicated by MC-257485 Not all bamboo blocks are flammable Resolved
is duplicated by MC-276201 when all wooden trapdoors get fire th... Resolved
Relates
relates to MC-13640 Hay Bales do not burn when set on fire Resolved
relates to MC-44140 Acacia and Dark Oak Stairs do not bur... Resolved
relates to MC-170949 crimson roots try to catch on fire bu... Resolved
relates to MC-255635 Various plants can't burn Resolved
relates to MC-109948 Lava cannot ignite certain flammable ... Open
relates to MC-234622 All blocks that can be waterlogged ca... Open
relates to MC-278636 Resin clump can be ignited by lava bu... Reopened
relates to MC-125413 Dried kelp block do not burn when set... Resolved
relates to MC-140676 Sweet berry bush do not burn Resolved
relates to MC-261196 Torchflowers and pitcher plants can't... Resolved
relates to MC-262459 Chiseled bookshelves do not burn even... Resolved
CHK:
Confirmation Status: Confirmed
Category:
Block states
Mojang Priority: Low
Area: Gameplay

 Description   

Blocks and entities made of wood that do not burn:

Affects Block/Entity Catch fire near lava Burn away when on fire
Bamboo Sapling Block
Banners Block
Barrel Block
Beds Block
Campfire Block
Cartography Table Block
Chest Block
Crafting Table Block
Crimson Roots Block
Daylight Detector Block
Fletching Table Block
Hanging Sign Block
Jukebox Block
Loom Block
Mushroom Blocks Block
Nether Sprouts Block
Note Block Block
Smithing Table Block
Trapped Chest Block
Warped Roots Block
Wood Doors Block
Wood Pressure Plates Block
Wood Signs Block
Wood Trapdoors Block
Arrows Entity
Item Frame Entity
Paintings Entity
Grindstone Block
Ladder Block
Lever Block
Piston Arm Block
Rails Block
Redstone Torch Block
Saplings Block
Smoker Block
Torch Block
Tripwire Hook Block
Wood Button Block

The blocks that lava can catch fire to, these blocks have a flammable Material (and the other blocks have an non-flammable material).

The blocks don't burn away because they aren't listed among the burnable blocks in the BlockFire class, so fire itself isn't sustained by them, and also doesn't affect them.



 Comments   
Comment by Minecraft386882 [ 08/Jan/25 ]

Affects 25w02a. 

Comment by Minecraft386882 [ 17/Dec/24 ]

I would think that items which are or are crafted predominantly from wood, wool, coal, charcoal, hay bale or plant-related blocks would burn, but not the smoker, rail, lever, grindstone, daylight detector or nether wood, as those are mainly crafted from non-flammable materials. 

Comment by Minecraft386882 [ 06/Dec/24 ]

Confirmed in 1.21.4

Comment by Dhranios [ 02/Dec/24 ]

RE: Les3awe, then it should not catch fire from lava, as that's just confusing. Either a block should not catch fire and not burn, or catch fire and burn.

I suggest listing chiseled bookshelves still.

Comment by Minecraft386882 [ 01/Dec/24 ]

Can confirm in 1.21.4 release candidate 3

Comment by Minecraft386882 [ 28/Nov/24 ]

Can confirm in 1.21.4 prerelease 3. 

Comment by Minecraft386882 [ 21/Nov/24 ]

Can confirm in 1.21.4 pre release 1

Comment by David J. Romrell [ 29/Jun/24 ]

I may be incorrect, I think they are burning just the visual for burning is not happening.

Comment by TheMightyDark [ 29/Jun/24 ]

If rails should burn away, they could become tieless.

Comment by TheMightyDark [ 29/Jun/24 ]

The grindstone and the smoker consist of mostly stone, so these blocks really shouldn’t burn away. If a smoker should burn away though, it should became a normal furnace.

Comment by [Mod] Les3awe [ 12/May/23 ]

@shufboyardee, chiseled bookshelf is WAI.
Source:
The comment.

Comment by Sealbudsman [ 12/May/23 ]

Can confirm in 1.20 Pre-release 1.
Also, Chiseled Bookshelf catches fire from lava but does not burn away.

Comment by Flashbulb [ 09/Nov/21 ]

Can confirm in 21w44a.

Comment by [Mod] ampolive [ 08/Jul/21 ]

Can confirm in 1.17.1, but Nether plants and fungi should not be flammable.

Comment by [Mod] Avoma [ 27/Mar/21 ]

Can confirm in 21w11a.

Comment by user-c84db (Inactive) [ 25/Feb/21 ]

Why nether plants should be flammable?

Comment by [Mod] Avoma [ 25/Feb/21 ]

Can confirm in 21w08b.

Comment by [Mod] Avoma [ 17/Feb/21 ]

Can confirm in 21w07a.

Comment by [Mod] Avoma [ 11/Feb/21 ]

Can confirm in 21w06a.

Comment by [Mod] Avoma [ 05/Feb/21 ]

Can confirm in 21w05b.

Comment by [Mod] Avoma [ 03/Feb/21 ]

Can confirm in 21w05a.

Comment by [Mod] Avoma [ 20/Jan/21 ]

Can confirm in 21w03a.

Comment by Shining Vex [ 24/Nov/20 ]

Nether Sprouts and Crimson Roots have been marked as "Wont Fix"

See MC-170949

 

Comment by BlueManedHawk (Inactive) [ 19/Jul/20 ]

I think that it makes sense for block entities, especially chests and barrels, to not burn. That would be overly cruel.

Comment by Christopher Lewis [ 16/Jun/20 ]

Crimson and Warped are not supposed to burn, as they are non-burnable materials.

Comment by Nethonos [ 11/Apr/20 ]

Confirmed for 20w15a

Comment by Nethonos [ 03/Apr/20 ]

Confirmed for 20w14a

Comment by Nethonos [ 06/Mar/20 ]

Confirmed for 1.15.2 and 20w10a

Comment by Fabian Röling [ 17/Sep/19 ]

In some cases you could use sugarcane, (waterlogged or not) (dead or alive) coral (/fans), cobwebs, scaffolding, seagrass or a block that gets extended and retracted by a piston. But I agree, adding nether brick fence gates would be a good idea when this bug gets fixed.

Comment by _zombiehunter [ 17/Sep/19 ]

Note that signs are commonly used in lava grinders of mob farms to contain the lava. If the signs would burn away, the grinders would break. Using other blocks like open fence gates is not an option either, because they are made of wood too. So either signs being immune to fire should be WAI or there needs to be a proper replacement made of fire-proof material (e.g. iron signs, nether brick fence gates, ...).

Comment by MightyPork [ 02/Dec/18 ]

confirmed 18w48b

was figuring out how to summon fire when i came across this bug with doors

Comment by Marcono1234 [ 01/Feb/18 ]

Detector rails do not contain any wood, at least based on their crafting recipe.

Comment by . [ 14/Nov/16 ]

Confirmed for 1.11.

Comment by . [ 08/Nov/16 ]

Confirmed for 1.11-pre1.

Comment by Socks [ 24/Aug/16 ]

ah sorry I misread it or more precisely look at it quickly and did not catch the difference.

Comment by user-f2760 (Inactive) [ 23/Aug/16 ]

That's about burning in a furnace, this is about blocks being burned by fire blocks.

Comment by Socks [ 23/Aug/16 ]

As MC-9691 was fixed in 16w33a, shouldn't the list be updated and MC-9691 be marked as related? Not all items in the list (as far as I can tell) were "fixed", so Mojang can make the determination as to whether this items should be burnable.

Comment by Fabian Röling [ 29/Jun/16 ]

1. Shouldn't all the related posts get put in here? Why put most of them in one report, but not all? (banner, sapling)
2. Some of these might be intended, e.g. sign, chest, bed, rail, lever, piston.

Comment by [Mod] Asteraoth [ 20/May/16 ]

Confirmed for 16w20a

Comment by Swekob [ 09/Nov/15 ]

Relates to MC-18984, MC-44140 & MC-13640.

Also, description should include a list of the wood items that won't burn.

Blocks and entities made of wood that do not burn:

Affects Problem
Signs Don't burn
Ladders Don't burn
Chests Don't burn
Trapdoors Don't burn
Wood Buttons Don't burn
Wood Pressure Plates Don't burn
Crafting Tables Burn, don't burn up
Note Blocks Burn, don't burn up
Jukeboxes Burn, don't burn up
Beds Don't burn
Wood Doors Don't burn
Torches Don't burn
Levers Don't burn
Paintings Don't burn
Daylight Sensors Don't burn
Rails Don't burn
Piston Arms Don't burn
Comment by [Mod] redstonehelper [ 09/Nov/15 ]

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Comment by Swekob [ 09/Nov/15 ]

Should be reopened. Mojang is about to resolve MC-63275.

Relates to MC-63275.

Comment by Luke Anderson (stuntguy3000) [ 17/Mar/13 ]

Would like to point out this is NOT a duplicate of MC-12189.

Comment by Tails [ 16/Jan/13 ]

Blocks that do not burn: Signs, Ladders, Chests, Trapdoors, Fence Gates, Crafting Tables, Wood Buttons, Wood Pressure Plates, Note Blocks, Jukeboxes, Beds, Piston Arms, Torches, Levers and Wood Doors.

Comment by Jeffrey Kog [ 17/Nov/12 ]

Can confirm this. Maybe this is because a door is a 2 block structure, however, that shouldn't matter

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