Because the melting point of gold is 1064°C and a wood fire burns at around 600°C https://t.co/IkVfPS8W6c

— Dan Broadbent 🚀 (@aSciEnthusiast) April 16, 2019

It’s a wrong answer, btw.

The correct answer is: the heat from the old wood, that was burning, as it was wood in the ceiling, mostly escaped into the atmosphere around and above the church.

If the building had been truly enclosed, the metal would have melted.