Safety Stressed in Using Candles

Candles can lift people’s spirits, yet they can easily result in disaster.

All too often, fatal fires caused by candles make headlines. Not too long ago in North Carolina, six people died after an unattended candle started a fire. Two children in Massachusetts died after a candle ignited a plastic bathtub.

During Hurricane Floyd, two Maryland boys died after a child dropped a lit candle on his bed. In Pennsylvania, unlawful tenants using a candle started a fire that killed four people.

In 2001, home candle fires killed 190 people and caused more than a quarter-million dollars in property damage in the U.S., according to the latest data from the nonprofit National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). That data also show that candles started more reported home fires in 2001 than at any point since 1980, the first year of available data.

Keep candles safe at Halloween

HALLOWEEN revellers are being urged by local firefighters to be aware of the risks of burning candles.

Candles are a common cause of house fires and even a candle which has been put out can go on smouldering and start a fire.

Crew manager of Leytonstone Fire Station Mark Huntington said: "The London Fire Brigade is not out to try and spoil any fun or celebrations leading up to Halloween, all we ask is that extra care is taken."

Home aroma movement pays off for candle firms

Candle makers locally and nationally are enjoying the sweet smell of success, thanks to Americans' growing interest in all things fragrant.

The market for candles and home fragrances reached $8.4 billion last year, a 14 percent increase from the previous year, according to Unity Marketing Inc. in Stevens, Pa.

The firm found that 80 percent of all adult Americans purchased a home fragrance product in the past year, including candles and candle accessories, sprays, plug-ins, room fresheners, potpourris, air fresheners, and air purifiers.

"The popularity of these items really reflects more of how people are feeling about their homes," said Pam Danzinger, president and founder of Unity Marketing.

300,000 Candle Tins Recalled

WASHINGTON -- A Texas company is recalling about 300,000 candle tins.

Home Interiors & Gifts Inc. says the candle flames can flare up out of the tin container during use, posing a fire and burn hazard.

The company says it has received 10 reports of candles flaring up. No injuries have been reported, but surfaces where the candles were placed were scorched.

The recall includes 6.5-ounce, individually packaged candle tins with an approximate burn time of 35 hours.

Burning Candles At Both Ends

Historians place the use of candles back to ancient times when the people of Crete and Egypt burned a form of candles to provide artificial light during darkness and for all forms of major celebrations. Basically it is fair to say that humans have been burning candles since someone figured out how to transform animal fat into tallow that would burn

Like everything in our current lives, selecting a candle is no longer a simple task. Whether you are anticipating dressing up a formal dinner with elegant tapers or adding intimate votives to a small party setting, the choices are mind-boggling.

Do y ou select scented or unscented candles, beeswax, soybean or paraffin, leaded or unleaded wicks? Should you use votive cups or a more ornate candleholder? Even taking a relaxing bath can become a major ordeal when trying to select the best illumination. Ah, decisions, decisions.

Market for Candles and Home Fragrances Reached $8.4 Billion in 2004, on Growth of 14.1 Percent over Previous Year

DUBLIN, Ireland, Jun 16, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of Home Fragrance & Candle Market 2005 - Understanding and Predicting Consumers' Passion for Candles and Home Fragrances to their offering

The market for candles and home fragrances reached $8.4 billion in 2004, on growth of 14.1 percent over previous year. Driven by consumers' desire for their homes to smell good, some 80 percent of all adult Americans bought some kind of home fragrance product in the past year, including candles and candle accessories, sprays, plugs-ins, room fresheners, potpourris, air fresheners, air purifiers and more.

As consumer demand for fragrance for their home grows, more marketers are exploring the bright opportunities in home fragrancing alternatives. While candles remain consumers top pick for home fragrance, the market for other home fragrance products is growing faster than that for candles. Delivering home fragrances has been a source of new product innovation, with the Fabreeze ScentStories discs that play rotating fragrance 'stories' being on the leading edge of innovation.

Yankee Candle Smells Sweet

You might think Yankee Candle (NYSE: YCC) has used every possible scent among its plethora of selections. After all, its aromas include fruits, flowers, and baked goods. It even has a fragrance it calls Wedding Day, though I can't imagine what that smells like.

With names like Meadow Mist and Lily of the Valley, the company is catering to female shoppers. And rightly so. If it were up to men, we'd gladly live with that weird smell that creeps out from the unrecognizable food in the back of the fridge every time the door is opened.

Yankee Candle signs on at Valpo Walk

VALPARAISO | Valparaiso Walk will add a candle retailer to its line up of stores, according to developer IBT Group.

Yankee Candle, which operates 350 stores in 43 states, plans to locate in a 2,000-square-foot space north of Cold Stone Creamery, the IBT spokesperson said.

The retailer signed a lease on Friday and is expected to open in June, according to IBT.

Candles 'can smoke out bacteria'

The traditional candle could become the latest weapon against harmful bacteria. Researchers from the University of Southampton have found that adding essential oils, like eucalyptus, orange and thyme to candles can destroy bugs.

Dr Lindsey Gaunt and Sabrina Higgins said adding these oils to plug-in devices had a similar effect. The researchers told a conference in Tokyo that adding oils to candles could be as effective as scrubbing with disinfectants.

Couple Sells Candles That Smell Like Jesus

You can find candles with just about every fragrance imaginable, from blueberry to ocean mist to hot apple pie. Now there's a candle that lets you experience the scent of Jesus, and they've been selling out by the case. "We see it as a ministry, " says Bob Tosterud, who together with his wife came up with the idea for the candle. Light up the candle called "His Essence" and its makers say you'll experience the fragrance of Christ. Bob Tosterud and wife Karen say the formula is all spelled out in Psalm 45. "It's a Messianic Psalm referring to when Christ returns and his garments will have the scent of myrrh, aloe and cassia," says Karen Tosterud. Wondering what that must smell like, Karen Tosterud ordered those oils, a combination that produces sort of a flowery, cinnamon aroma. Then she called on a friend who just happened to be a candle-maker. "And in October, we got our first batch of 768 candles. We had no idea how it would go," Karen Tosterud says. But once word got out they went through 10,000 candles.

Candle causes early-morning fire

An early morning house fire at 77 Law Court in Logan last week was caused by a candle left unattended fire officials have reported. The tenants were not at home when the fire was reported to the Logan City Emergency 9-1-1 Dispatch Center at 1:51 am. The fire, which caused approximately $20,000 damage to the structure and $4,000 damage to contents, was quickly knocked down by Logan City firefighters who were on scene three minutes after their dispatch. According to firefighters, there was no working smoke detector in the house.

Church air is 'threat to health'

Church air was found to be considerably higher in carcinogenic polycyclic hydrocarbons than air beside roads travelled by 45,000 vehicles daily. It also had levels of tiny solid pollutants (PM10s) up to 20 times the European limits. The study, by Maastricht University, The Netherlands, is published in the European Respiratory Journal.

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