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3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Dec 3, 2019. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 3reports to CPSC
  • Dec 3, 2019the latest report was made
  • Dec 4, 2012the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Woodwick
Makers
Smith Mountain Industries (SMI) d/b/a Virginia Gift Brands and The Yankee Candle Company 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
Other ways the reports write the brand (1)

“Wood Wick”

By month

1 report from January 2019 to December 2019; the most in December 2019, 1. 2 earlier reports, since December 2012, are in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
December 20191
November 20151
December 20121

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 3 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.

Source:

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

  1. No one hurt

    Made Dec 3, 2019, sent to the company Dec 27, 2019, published by CPSC Jan 17, 2020

    The product, in the report: Woodwick crackle flame candle. Oblong glass jar, purple color, fig scented.

    I had been burning a Woodwick crackle flame candle for about 15 minutes in my living room. Candle was on top of a TV stand, not near a breeze. The candle was smoking and the flame was going higher than the top of the glass container, so I tried to blow it out. This just made the flame bigger, and then the candle exploded , [REDACTED] got above the wick line. At this point, it was still burning high, and was now no longer contained by the glass.

    I poured water on it to try to get the flame out, which made it spit water and hot wax all over the top of the stand, and into my cable box. Which now will not turn on.

    I got wax on myself, but managed to not get burned.

    It was terrifying, came very close to catching the house on fire.

    Bought from
    Yankee Candle
    Bought
    Feb 9, 2019, about then
    Where
    Albuquerque, New Mexico: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 47, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Woodwick, made or sold by The Yankee Candle Company Inc.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  2. No one hurt

    Made Nov 20, 2015, sent to the company Dec 1, 2015, published by CPSC Dec 22, 2015

    The product, in the report: Woodwick rectangular 3-wick candle, approximately 9X4X4”

    I was burning a 3-wick Woodwick candle (dark red, cinnamon) in my kitchen window sill. It was in a rectangular glass container about 9” long, 4” wide and 4” tall. The valance curtain was about 4 feet above the candle. The candle had been burning about an hour and a half with no problem. Then, my daughter noticed the flames had suddenly gotten very high and were moving a lot. She tried to blow out the flames, but the wax was about an inch high and the flames would not go out because it was about 3 feet from the front of the sink. There was no way to pick up the glass container to move it closer because of the huge flames. As I was trying to get a large glass baking dish out of the cupboard to put on top and smother the flames, the glass suddenly burst and the was and wicks went all over the sill, down the backsplash and behind the sink (a huge mess!) The wicks were still burning, and we were afraid it would catch the windowsill on fire. We were then able to put a snuffer over the wicks and put them out. This terrified us both, and my hands and heart didn’t stop shaking for an hour. I have photos of the aftermath, it there is a was to send them. I will never buy another Woodwick candle, especially in a glass container. There was not warning, of course. Never in my 66 years have I ever had a near-miss fire situation like this, so I thought it should be reported. If we had not been in the room, no telling what kind of disaster this could have been.

    Bought from
    TJ Maxx
    Bought
    Dec 15, 2014, about then
    Where
    Portland, Oregon: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 30, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand Woodwick, made or sold by Smith Mountain Industries (SMI) d/b/a Virginia Gift Brands
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  3. No one hurt

    Made Dec 4, 2012, sent to the company Dec 26, 2012, published by CPSC Jan 17, 2013

    The product, in the report: Wood Wick. “Spiced Pumpkin” Bar code - 63595 92290, Net Wt: 9 oz

    We had a Wood Wick candle burning on an elevated coaster on a table. It had been burning for about 4 hours. It was located half way across the room from us. At about that 4 hour point it just exploded leaving the bottom 1/3 still on the coaster. The explosion was rather loud. Another larger part fell to the table and 3 other parts were thrown to the rug about 2 to 3 feet away. I blew out the flame and allowed the parts to cool. I did take some photographs. The Wood Wick was “Spiced Pumpkin” and has a bar code of 633595 92290.

    Model
    Spiced Pumpkin
    UPC
    63595 92290
    Bought from
    Gift
    Where
    Alexandria, Virginia: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Wood Wick, made or sold by Smith Mountain Industries (SMI) d/b/a Virginia Gift Brands
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

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.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

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.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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