Date: 2009-02-05 01:56 pm (UTC)
We get those, too. The State Fire Marshal has a TV ad running these days, about safe use of electric space heaters. They mutter grim things about propane or kerosene space heaters and carbon monoxide.

Plus, there's always a large chunk of "smoking in bed" or "improper disposal of smoking materials" -- often also involving alcohol.

Kerosene lamps are a bit less dangerous than candles, because the flame is shielded. You have to set your curtains right against or over the lamp chimney for best effect . . .

Actually, most of our candle fires don't involve power outages. Just "atmosphere" lighting.
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