Partylite candles and candle holders

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Dec 8, 2011. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

1report to CPSC
Dec 8, 2011the latest report was made
Dec 8, 2011the earliest
1with the company’s comments

Brand: Partylite
Maker: PARTYLITE GIFTS, INC.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product: Candles and candle holdersCPSC’s product type: Candles, Candlesticks and Other Candle Holders (code 463), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Candles

By month

1 report from January 2011 to December 2011; the most in December 2011, 1.

The numbers, as a table

Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
Month	Reports
December 2011	1

How badly anyone was hurt

No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

No one hurt
Made Dec 8, 2011, sent to the company Dec 15, 2011, published by CPSC Jan 9, 2012

The product, in the report: Glass votive candle holder 2.5” X 2.5” by 2.25” tall

Upon my Mother’s recent death I inherited some Partylite votive candle holders. They seem to be thick glass and very pretty. However last light while holding a burning candle one of them burst into 3 large pieces (plus small shards) and began burning the top of my wooden stereo cabinet causing fire damage.I have photographs of the damage and have the one intact item from the matching pair which bears the company’s identifing decal sticker. I have discontinued using the product and sent the company and email through their website which has not been responded to.

Where
Wausau, Wisconsin: Unspecified
Who was involved
Age 56, Male
The reporter’s relation to them
Self
As this report names them
Brand Partylite, made or sold by PARTYLITE GIFTS, INC.
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Incident, No Injury

The company’s comments, in its own words

(2/28/2012) PARTYLITE GIFTS, INC.: Thank you very much for bringing this incident to our attention. We reviewed the information you supplied including the pictures of the candle and the candle holder. We have reached some preliminary conclusions regarding this incident.
The candle holder pictured was a crystal votive holder from our company. We discontinued this item in 2003. We are not aware of any other incidents with this holder. The candle involved in this incident was not manufactured by our company. We were able to determine this based on the candle label shown in your pictures. We are not able to speak to the safety or performance of the candle involved in this incident.
It appears from your pictures that the votive candle used in this accessory may have overheated and experienced a flash over. This is when the wax temperature gets very hot and the entire top surface of the melted wax catches fire. When this happens, a great deal of heat is generated by the burning wax. This heat is often capable of breaking glass or crystal holders. While we design our candle holders to resist high temperatures, in flashover incidents such as this is not always possible that the holder will not break. All of our candle accessories are tested for safety and meet strict industry standards. We test our accessories with the candles we manufacture, so we cannot address the safety of the candle used in this incident.
Based on the information you provided, we concluded that the initial failure was due to a flashover of the candle used in our votive holder. The votive holder subsequently cracked due to the intense heat which resulted in spilling burning wax onto the top of the cabinet causing in the burn mark shown in the photographs.
PartyLite regrets any inconvenience or damage this may have caused.

CPSC report 20111208-AC3B5-2147472548. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

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Sources

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

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Partylite candles and candle holders

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How badly anyone was hurt

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