Fire On My Porch

[Der_Iron_Chef]

I burned a citronella candle earlier today. Lit it with a match and threw it on some dirt in an old plant pot. Later, blew out the candle and went to Banff.

Four hours later....arrive home to a toxic, burning plastic smell in my apartment. The entire plastic planter had melted and was flaming on my porch. I'm on the fourth floor, mind you. The dirt was practically melted together and red hot.

I'm just bamboozled. A single match? WTF.

The fire burned through the plastic type covering and burned into the wood a little bit. I guess my DIY skills are about to get a crash course in post-fire porch repair.