Couple ‘ducked for cover when Home Bargains jar candle EXPLODED and showered them with molten wax and glass’
- Couple say Home Bargains candle exploded showering them in molten wax
- Gladys and Richard Kruger, 53 and 57, say it’s lucky the house didn’t burn down
- Pictures appear to show blobs of pink candle wax spattered on the floor and wall
A couple were forced to duck for cover when a Home Bargains candle allegedly exploded and showered them in molten wax and glass.
Gladys and Richard Kruger claim they were lucky their home did not burn down following the bizarre incident involving a large scented candle bought from the discount store.
Gladys, 53, and Richard, 57, bought the candle from the same store in Tain, Scotland where a man recently purchased a flask which he claimed exploded leaving him with severe burns.
Gladys and Richard Kruger claim they were lucky their home did not burn down following the bizarre incident involving a large candle bought from the discount store. Gladys, 53, and Richard, 57, bought the candle from the same store in Tain, Scotland where a man recently purchased a flask which he claimed exploded leaving him with severe burns
Pictures of the aftermath, although blurred, show blobs of pink candle wax spattered on the walls.
There is also a scorch mark from where the candle was sat. Another picture shows the shattered remains of the jar in which the candle was held.
The couple’s daughter-in-law, Kirsty Bogue, took to Facebook on January 7 to complain to the discount store saying the incident was ‘absolutely shocking’.
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She wrote: ‘Candle purchased from Home Bargains Tain store that my mother in-law received as a present this is the outcome of it being lit tonight! Absolutely shocking!
‘Luckily my father in law who was sitting close by didn’t get any shards of glass in his face from the explosion of the glass which it was in and thankfully there was no blaze as it was attended to very quickly.
There is also a scorch mark from where the candle was sat. Another picture shows the shattered remains of the jar in which the candle was held. The couple’s daughter-in-law, Kirsty Bogue, took to Facebook on January 7 to complain to the discount store saying the incident was ‘absolutely shocking’
‘Had this been lit throughout the day whilst busy cleaning the house hoovering another room, it could have easily done more damage as it has already burnt the area which it was sitting in.
‘Surely this could have been avoided if you sold these candles in proper heat resistant glass!’
Lorna Jensen commented: ‘That’s terrible absolutely shocking.’
Wendy Stewart said: ‘I had one in bathroom, burned through but didn’t explode.’
Louise Lee commented: ‘The same thing happened to mine too.’
Home Bargains commented on the post saying that they would look into the incident.
Mrs Kruger said things could have been much worse: ‘We were just sitting there when out of the blue there was an explosion.
‘It all happened so quickly and we were very lucky because Richard was sitting quite close to it, the house could have been burnt. ‘It could have sliced his face or lost his eyesight.’
Home Bargains have yet to give an official response to enquiries about the incident, four days after they were alerted.
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