Candle Safety Tips

12/23/2020 (Permalink)

Although fires from candles happen more often around the holidays, many people use candles all

year round. SERVPRO wants you to be safe from fire and smoke damage. It is

important to be careful any time you have an open flame in your home.

Fire prevention is the best way to fight against fire damage or injuries.

SERVPRO offers these candle safety tips:

• Do not let children near candles
• Keep trees and other plants away from candles
• Make sure candles are not near window curtains or blinds that could catch fire
• Keep lit candles in safe candle holders
• Do not leave children alone in a room with lit candles
• Do not light candles in the bedroom. You might fall asleep. One-third of all candle fires
  start in the bedroom.
•  If the power goes out, use flashlights instead of candles
• If someone in the home uses oxygen, do not use candles
•  Fire damage from candles happens 35 times a day in the U.S.
•  Keep candles at least 12 inches away from anything that can catch fire
• Put out candles when leaving the room or going to bed

A little caution goes a long way to protect you and your loved ones. If you have to deal with

damage caused by smoke or fire from a candle in your home, the professionals at

SERVPRO are just a phone call away.