Almost set the place on fire...

**Telephus44** · 11-08-2006, 10:12 PM

I have this candle that I burn in the living room - it smells great. It's a jar candle.

I had been trimming the wick when I burned it and just brushing the charred bits of wick into the wax. Tonight I walk by, the candle is almost gone, and all the little pieces of wick are burning - the flames are 6-8 inches OVER the top of the jar.

I panicked and after moving everything else off the table it's on, grabbed a glass of water and dumped it on the candle - can you hear the sounds of glass shattering all over the place? And messy, sooty-still-crackling-and smoldering wax dripping on my wooden table and carpet?

Sheesh. I burned dinner two weeks ago and we got the fire department and the internal smoke detector didn't go off, just the one out in the hall. Guess I now have a reason to complain to the rental office - since I guess I have enough pregnancy brain to endanger us with burning candles.

Gave me quite a scare.

:surprise:

**Tracy** · 11-08-2006, 10:57 PM

That is scary! Post pregnancy brain does that though I set the toaster oven on fire after our daughter was born.

**PrairieRose** · 11-08-2006, 11:00 PM

Whoa! My first thought was "Nooooooo! not water on wax(which is like grease). Glad you didn't burn the place down. Whew! Note to self......

**Buckeye5** · 11-08-2006, 11:04 PM

Yikes, that must have been scary. I burn lots of candles too and just leave the wick pieces in the jar, I won't be doing that anymore. Thanks for the wonderful advice and I am glad that yoou didn't get burnt or cut from the glass.

**suzysaver** · 11-09-2006, 12:56 AM

Yikes !! Glad your all o.k., how scarry. I had one of those 3 wick candles a few years ago, when they were so popular and that thing turned into one big puddle of wax with all those wicks burning..that thing did the same thing. Mine nearly caught the wall on fire. I don't buy that kind anymore.

**Neeley** · 11-09-2006, 01:32 AM

So glad you and Owen were not hurt.

**autumnlynn** · 11-09-2006, 03:47 AM

That is really scary. So glad no one was hurt.

**Megareader** · 11-09-2006, 01:16 PM

Glad to hear nobody got hurt. That had to be a scary thing to go through.

**3-boys-4-me** · 11-09-2006, 01:18 PM

Eeek, that's scary. Thank goodness you're all okay.

**Missy** · 11-09-2006, 01:28 PM

Wow, glad noone was injured! Hugs!

**dmvezina** · 11-09-2006, 01:29 PM

I always make sure I trim my wick before relighting the candle & it goes in the trash. BUT, a couple of months ago I almost burned the house down making cinnamon bubble bread! I put it in my, oh what is that pan called? LOL
it's for things like bundt cakes, the center piece pulls out. well, I was making the bread in that & apparently the butter/cinnamon mixture was leaking out the bottom. I finally realized it when the house was filled with smoke, lol, but there was only about 5 or 10 mins left for baking it. So, i threw all the windows open & put the ceiling fans on, hoping to just wait it out. I put aluminum foil under it too. Well, that wasnt' enough! I was standing nearby to keep an eye on it & lo and behold, all of a sudden flames broke out in it. I have a gas oven too! I was so scared! My oldest daughter, my brilliant one (LOL), grabs water & before I could say no don't do that, threw it on. Well, needless to say, the flames grew bigger. So, I just grabbed a towel, wet it, & very carefully kept trying to pat the flames so they would go out but without setting the towel on fire. I got the flames to die some, but then I just had to let them die down on their own. I was ready to send the kids outside & I don't know! LOL
I have never been so scared in my life.
Needless to say, we now have a fire extinguisher in the kitchen! LOL

**lottaLove** · 11-09-2006, 01:58 PM

Oh my sounds like you've had quite a scare! Glad no one was hurt!

I don't buy the jar candles anymore, because I had a similar experience to yours. I had let mine burn down until there was so little wax left that it was boiling in the jar. The jar was sizzling, and shattered all over my television stand. That experience scared me enough to never want to buy a jar candle again.

**gypsysoul** · 11-09-2006, 02:05 PM

Thanks for the heads up- I will be careful of mine in the future.

**Telephus44** · 11-09-2006, 05:51 PM

Originally Posted by dmvezina

Needless to say, we now have a fire extinguisher in the kitchen! LOL

Yeah - what is ironic is that four months ago I completed Fire Extinguisher Safety training for work. No, they didn't cover candles and I don't have one in my apartment. Guess I should get one!