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Last year, July or August, the lights and TV went off as it was load shedding at 8pm. It was stage 2, so it came on at about 10pm. Anyway, I left the candle burning on the top of my drawer, as I left the room for a while and when I got back, I saw my valuables catch fire.
Amongst the things catching fire was a container, containing 9ct jewellery, a wooden vase and some other things. My jewellery was quite valuable so I was shocked, as my husband threw water on the blaze.
It still hurts me when I think of the jewellery I lost. Two more minutes and I would have lost more valuable stuff as they were also on the drawer.
Since then I keep an LED lighter. I only use the candle if I am constantly watching it. - Prashni
Also read Washing with no electricity or water made me feel like a hunchback.
This article was written by a reader in response to our Spindel laundry dryer competition.
