Corrected entry: It seems that the neighbour's house which Louis sets on fire in the end is allowed to burn for hours, right to the ground. How come? Even considering there are no other inhabitants in the area, that road right between of the two houses has traffic all the time.
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Correction: The book and movie implies that there is some kind of "evilness" on this road, on the houses, perhaps the whole town. It is what prevented Gage from being killed, it is what brings back the dead and makes the deceased "soured inside", it's what causes all the grief, it is what has destroyed people's lives since the Indians cursed the land. It is implied from the beginning that it is a strong force. It is entirely possible that the evil could prevent anyone or anything from stopping the home from burning, including the "convenience" of no one being on that road when a house that has had horror occur in it starts to burn.