Posted by Fran on December 27, 2015, 9:18 am, in reply to "Cantoya Candle Globes Cause of Fire in Lagoon"
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After last New Year's Eve, we had three of these hazardous lanterns land very close to our palapa. It was pure luck that one didn’t start a palapa fire. As well, the paper lantern construction of wire tangles up where it lands, and is hazardous as barbed wire to animals and sea life. I wish these things never made it to the stores in la manzanilla. They are cheaply made ( think Cheap labor factories) and the fire starter in them is noxious. Traditional lanterns are wet waxed paper bags with small candles, floated on water. Much safer and gentler on the environment. Can't we just look up at beautiful stars to make new year wishes to our loved ones?
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