In some districts (and states) it is against the fire code to have an open flame in
any other room except a science lab--and then with special equipment and fire
extinguishers. I have never used an open flame in any library or school; however,
I have recently been in two schools where teachers were burning candles in their
rooms---and when I asked if it were against fire regulations, they stated, "not if
we aren't caught."
Sad......
~Shonda
Shonda Brisco, MLIS
US / Technology Librarian
Fort Worth Country Day School
Fort Worth, TX
"Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible and suddenly you are doing
the impossible."
~St. Francis of Assisi
sbrisco@fwcds.org
http://www.fwcds.org/campus/libraries/default.asp
>>> Jaime Meadows <jaimem@STHELENS.K12.OR.US> 01/31/06 3:50 PM >>>
A few years ago at an elementary school in my previous district, a
teacher left a candle burning in the computer lab. She went home and
forgot about the candle. It burned down and caught fire to papers on
the desk. The sprinklers went off, drenching the entire computer lab
with 35 brand new computers in it. After that the district set out an
edict that no candles were allowed in any building. They sent the
janitors around to collect any candles left after a few days. It was a
serious situation that could have been easily avoided.
Jaime Meadows
St. Helens High School
St. Helens, OR
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From: School Library Media & Network Communications
[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Betty Winslow, BGCA
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 1:07 PM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: OT: scented candles in glass holders
This probably won't come as news to many of you, but if I can save one
family from a house fire, it'll be worth it. If you light a candle in a
glass container, DO NOT leave it unsupervised, no matter how safe the
location seems to be, and keep it out of rooms containing children or
invalids. I left one on a glass-topped table in our bedroom for thirty
minutes while I did something else. When I came back, the candle had
burned
down to the bottom and the holder had exploded. There were glass
fragments
for several feet in every direction, the glass table top (about a half
inch
thick) had a chunk out of it, and the melted wax had run down the
tablecloth
underneath. We were so blessed not to have had a fire! Fair warning,
y'all.
Betty Winslow, Media Center Director
BGCA
Bowling Green, OH
bgcalib@wcnet.org
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