I'm looking forward to revisiting Waukeen's Rest since I completely blew it in my first playthrough. My guess is that I hadn't yet realised how the passage of time works in BG3, or maybe ventured too close while exploring and started the quest without knowing, or maybe there was a muddle with quicksaves. Anyway, everything inside was crispy when we finally went in.
Yes, I think there's a trigger when you get close enough to start it off. It might be when someone comments that they see/smell burning, but I don't know. The rescue mission is good fun
