nick007 wrote:
I'm not scared of em but my girlfriend is a little worried about em catching fire. Our last place was a townhouse apartment & one of the apartments a few units over had a major fire while we were living there because somebody left a candle burning near the window & the curtain caught fire while they were gone. We were fine as well as both of our pets very thankfully but that apartment & both apartments on each side of em were not inhabitable for a while due to them needing major work. Very luckily for us there were two apartments between us & the one that caught fire & the one next to us fared out OK as well. Our place reeked of smoke that day but everything else was OK. The firemen checked all the apartments before giving the clear that we could go back & I was asked to look around 1st as well. Things coulda been alot worse because the apartment fire got big very fast.
That is a legitimate concern. Especially if one has shag carpet as I do in my flat. Between the curtains and the rug, I'm better off having candles upstairs. I love candles and enjoy their ambiance, but I recognize that they are a hazard.
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