Candles are supposed to help people relax and wind down after a long day, but for one unlucky Australian man, a popular Kmart candle has literally left him scarred for life.
Dad Chris Page had just walked in the door of his home when he heard a loud explosion and what sounded like shattering glass. He immediately ran into the room, and found his wife’s $6 Kmart candle, melted wax, and the glass container strewn across the room.
Even after the explosion, the candle was still burning, and the flame became uncontrollable. “While trying to avoid burning the house down I tried to blow the candle out but to no avail and had no option but to pick it and run to remove it from danger,” said Page, who was then rushed to the hospital with second-degree burns.
Page was forced to miss a week of work without pay and will have permanent scars on his hands from the burns. Yet after filing a claim with Kmart, the company blamed him for not following the warning label that said not to burn the candle past one centimeter and not to handle it while lit even though the candle had far more than a centimeter of wax left and Page only held the burning candle so his house wouldn’t burn down.
Now Page and other unhappy customers are sharing their stories about the dangerous candle to warn others. “I have children and pets and live in a rental property that could well have caught fire if I had not taken action,” he said. “The product is clearly defective as so many of them have exploded and I don’t want this to happen to another family. I can’t believe they are still on shelves.”
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[Featured image: Chris Page]
Customers Demand Recall After Kmart Candles Explode When Used is an article from: LifeDaily