sparkler
Example Sentences
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Officials said Friday that the fire was likely caused by incandescent candles and sparklers attached to Champagne bottles that ignited a ceiling.
Two striking images shared widely online show people carrying champagne bottles with lit sparklers above their heads, with a crowd around them.
From BBC
“Everything suggests that the fire started from incandescent candles or sparklers attached to champagne bottles, brought too close to the ceiling,” said Beatrice Pilloud, attorney general for Valais, the Swiss canton where the fire occurred.
A fire at a bar in a Swiss ski resort appears to have been caused by sparklers placed on bottles of champagne that came "too close to the ceiling", authorities said.
From BBC
Authorities investigating the deadly blaze said they suspected that "sparklers or Bengal candles" sparked the fire.
From Barron's
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