I do believe you are right. I have no evidence one way or
the other. But, I'd dare to guess that most candle fires are
people who have never really used candles, and not given any
attention to making or buying safe brackets and holders.

In my trailer, I have a couple "cup hooks" in the ceiling,
which can be used to hang a battery lantern, or a railroad
style oil lamp. In the back corner by the bedroom, I have a
metal pan for holding candles. (Used to be a 9 x 9 cake pan.
Two sides turned up. Sides punched, and then screwed to the
inside corner by the bathroom and bedroom.) It's relatively
sturdy place to set a candle, very low risk of endangering
anything.

I've taken to remelting candles, as a hobby. Lately, I do
try to make them in glass jars, which might be safer than
tapers or pillars.

--
Christopher A. Young
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"pyotr filipivich" wrote in message
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I learned my lesson about candles and inappropriate
"holders"
thirty years ago, Thanksgiving. Left a "candle going". In a
wooden
box. Wax, wicks and wood really burn quite well. Lost my
model
airplanes, radio, and most everything in the closet due to
smoke and
heat. A "small, modest" fire.

A lot of people will drag out the candles in a black out,
and have
no experience with them, other than "mood lighting" at the
dinner
table. I have bought several old fashioned candle stands,
the sort
with the handle. Light the candles for evening prayers,
extinguish all
but one, take it back to the bedroom, where it has its
place, and
finish getting ready for bed.
Same sort of thing goes for the decorative glass oil lamps.
No
way to carry them which doesn't involve picking up a round
thing which
may be slick with oil.

As we used to say in Naval Architecture Class: Plan Ahead,
you
will need one someday.
-
pyotr filipivich
We will drink no whiskey before its nine.
It's eight fifty eight. Close enough!