Candle Safety in Your Kalamazoo Home

3/24/2021 (Permalink)

When fire damage occurs in your Kalamazoo home, call SERVPRO of East Kalamazoo. We’ll help make it “Like it never even happened.”

Did you know that roughly 2% of house fires are caused by candles? Ultimately, candles exist to help make your house feel like home and to make your home smell wonderful. Here at SERVPRO, we strongly advise that you follow the basics of candle safety and practice safely burning. Follow these tips to help extend the life of your candles and help keep you, your family, and pets safe.

The three basics of candle safety:

1. Never leave a burning candle unattended.
2. Never burn a candle on or near anything that might catch fire.
3. Keep candles out of reach of children and pets.

The Proper Way to Burn a Candle

Before Lighting

• Trim the wick
• Always use a candleholder
• Burn candles in a well-ventilated room
• Keep the wax pool clear

While Burning

• Never touch or move the candle
• Do not burn the candle all the way down
• Extinguish candle if the flame becomes too high or flickers repeatedly
• Always keep your candle within eyesight

When Extinguishing

• Use a candle snuffer
• Never use water to put out a candle
• Don’t touch or move the candle until it has completely cooled

When fire damage occurs in your Kalamazoo home, call SERVPRO of East Kalamazoo. We’ll help make it “Like it never even happened.”