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From: "cailin7591" <>
Subject: RE: [IA-IRISH] Gel Candles warning
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 18:30:49 -0600
In-Reply-To: <3C5FFA2A.D0502525@qwest.net>


Gel candles are no more dangerous than regular candles. For more
information, visit http://www.urbanlegends.com/ulz/gelcandles.html. I would
recommend checking out this site whenever you receive an email that is
something like "my ex-boyfriend's mother's cousin" had something terrible
happen. www.urbanlegends.com gives you the facts and fictions of many such
emails. We all have unneeded/unsoliciated email. Please don't contribute
to spreading rumor - check it out before forwarding such emails.

Lisa Luhrman
Fayetteville, Arkansas

-----Original Message-----
From: Mary Liveringhouse [mailto:]
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 9:29 AM
To:
Subject: [IA-IRISH] Gel Candles warning


dHi,

Got this from my cousin. Believei it if you must. I personally have
not verified the info.


Gel Candles
My (not me) former secretary had a terrible thing happen to her and
her family last week, and I wanted to share it with all of you so that
you could be warned and warn your friends and family as well. She
had a gel candle burning in her bathroom .... it exploded and caught
her house on fire. The house burned down and they lost everything.
The Fire Marshall told her that this is not the first incident where a
gel candle has exploded and caused a fire. He said that the gel builds
up a gas and often times it explodes and sets fire to the room it is in,

which is what happened to her. The fire was so hot it melted the
smoke alarm, and they didn't discover the fire until there was an
explosion, which was her toilet blowing up, and then it was too
late...the entire upstairs was engulfed in flames. Smoke damage and
water damage have destroyed what wasn't destroyed by fire. Please
pass this along to anyone I missed. I wouldn't want this to happen to
anyone else. Her family is deva! ! stated. All their mementos and
everything of value and meaning are gone. Thanks and take care!
> > > > > > >
Note: Marty and I know a lady who loves the gel candles. She had one
burning on her mantle and it caught fire just like the message above.
She was at home at the time and saw it happen and grabbed the
candle to keep it from setting her home on fire and it came apart in
her hand. She saved her home but suffered 3rd degree burns to her
hand and 3 fingers. Please if you or anyone you know have these
candles, don't light them, they are dangerous. Please pass this along.
> > > > > > >
And as if those two stories weren't enough...My husband was home on
vacation and had a gel candle lit on the top of the entertainment
center. He too saw the candle burst into flames. His first instinct was
to blow the candle out. Well, that didn't work, so he blew harder....the

gel from the candle splattered and went everywhere. Everywhere
included his face. He had 1st, 2nd and 3rd degree burns all over his
face. The gel doesn't cool like wax does, so the bits that were still on

his face continued to burn him. And you can't wipe the stuff off, it
just rolls up and keeps burning. Please don't use gel candles.
Fortunately his scars are not noticeable now, but the "what ifs" are
tremendous.
> > > > > > >
We had a similar experience. I had received as a gift a gel candle
from Avon. It was contained in a wine goblet, was sort of purple gel
with glitter in the gel. We had it on our dresser in the bedroom. Once
when it was burning, the entire solid turned to liquid and the glitter
pieces "jumped" randomly out of the wine glass, taking drops of gel
with it, getting all over the dresser and window curtain. A weird scene
to say the least. Needless to say, I put the flame out and emptied the
remaining liquefied gel into the toilet.
> > > > > > >
This is definitely a forward that is a MUST


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