[MC-3263] Several blocks made of wood (Signs, Ladders, Chests, Trapdoors, Doors...) won't burn

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.

Linked issues

is duplicated by 22

MC-276201 when all wooden trapdoors get fire they won't disintegrate Resolved

MC-91363 Portion the wooden items are not burning Resolved

MC-241735 paintings, item frames won't burn Resolved

MC-223985 packed ice catches on fire in the nether dimension Resolved

MC-204664 Lightning impact on unfolded fall door does not generate a fire Resolved

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relates to 12

MC-255635 Various plants can't burn Resolved

MC-109948 Lava cannot ignite certain flammable blocks Open

MC-234622 All blocks that can be waterlogged cannot be destroyed by flowing lava Open

MC-278636 Resin clump can be ignited by lava but does not burn Resolved

MC-44140 Acacia and Dark Oak Stairs do not burn and cannot be lit with flint and steel Resolved

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migrated 2012-11-17T12:29:18Z

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

migrated 2013-01-16T01:01:48Z

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.

migrated 2013-03-17T09:26:51Z

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

migrated 2015-11-09T19:44:35Z

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

Relates to MC-63275.

migrated 2015-11-09T19:49:19Z

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migrated 2015-11-09T20:35:51Z

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

[Mod] Asteraoth 2016-05-20T21:14:30Z

Confirmed for 16w20a

FaRo1 2016-06-29T15:04:01Z

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.

migrated 2016-08-23T21:11:50Z

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.

migrated 2016-08-23T22:15:41Z

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

migrated 2016-08-24T00:30:44Z

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

migrated 2016-11-08T21:24:57Z

Confirmed for 1.11-pre1.

migrated 2016-11-14T20:56:47Z

Confirmed for 1.11.

Marcono1234 2018-02-01T17:26:31Z

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

migrated 2018-12-02T18:56:59Z

confirmed 18w48b

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

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_zombiehunter 2019-09-17T11:39:26Z

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, ...).

FaRo1 2019-09-17T18:20:31Z

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.

Nethonos 2020-03-06T15:37:08Z

Confirmed for 1.15.2 and 20w10a

Nethonos 2020-04-03T08:28:00Z

Confirmed for 20w14a

Nethonos 2020-04-11T12:48:12Z

Confirmed for 20w15a

migrated 2020-06-16T18:25:42Z

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

migrated 2020-07-19T12:25:25Z

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

migrated 2020-11-24T16:26:45Z

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

See MC-170949

Avoma 2021-01-20T16:54:44Z

Can confirm in 21w03a.

Avoma 2021-02-03T19:16:05Z

Can confirm in 21w05a.

Avoma 2021-02-05T09:17:01Z

Can confirm in 21w05b.

Avoma 2021-02-11T12:21:51Z

Can confirm in 21w06a.

Avoma 2021-02-17T18:35:14Z

Can confirm in 21w07a.

Avoma 2021-02-25T16:16:26Z

Can confirm in 21w08b.

migrated 2021-02-25T16:21:09Z

Why nether plants should be flammable?

Avoma 2021-03-27T15:11:11Z

Can confirm in 21w11a.

ampolive 2021-07-08T14:34:31Z

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

Flashbulb 2021-11-09T14:15:01Z

Can confirm in 21w44a.

shufboyardee 2023-05-12T21:34:51Z

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

[Mod]Les3awe 2023-05-12T21:50:18Z

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

TheMightyDark 2024-06-29T21:10:53Z

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.

TheMightyDark 2024-06-29T21:14:58Z

If rails should burn away, they could become tieless.

Fireswamped 2024-06-29T22:17:56Z

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

Minecraft386882 2024-11-21T05:02:34Z

Can confirm in 1.21.4 pre release 1

Minecraft386882 2024-11-28T13:44:18Z

Can confirm in 1.21.4 prerelease 3.

Minecraft386882 2024-12-01T14:20:01Z

Can confirm in 1.21.4 release candidate 3

Dhranios 2024-12-02T18:05:57Z

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.

Minecraft386882 2024-12-06T01:44:57Z

Confirmed in 1.21.4

Minecraft386882 2024-12-17T01:27:32Z

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.

Minecraft386882 2025-01-08T15:45:34Z

Affects 25w02a.

Minecraft386882 2026-07-01T08:50:45Z

Still affects 26.2

Minecraft386882 2026-09-22T16:25:03Z

Affects 26.3