Just intuitively, I would be intellectually curious about a comparison of cause of fires (if it can be conclusively determined,) between use of smoking tobacco and candles of all kinds.
I sense an overreaching due to desperation...
i witnessed two fires close up of housing in philly. one the guy on the third floor fell asleep (smoking cig which are made to burn — stogies usually go out)and torched the whole townhouse with 4-5 units. he died. the second was a whole rehab at 3rd and arch—maybe 15-20 units started by the union thugs torching the place. people, dogs pulled out just in time.. no fatalities. i have a picture somewhere of the firemen going thru after the fire was out on the third floor with a candle lit.