Shocking : A Man In UK Lights Hundreds Of Candles To Propose Girlfriend, Accidentally Burns Down His Whole House
London: Getting romantic on Wedding proposals has cost a man in United Kingdom much harder. Plan turned into a complete disaster as he ended up burning his house! Well, it so happened that Albert Ndre in a romantic gesture lit hundreds of tea-light candles and filled his room with balloons before proposing to his girlfriend. He even spelt out “Marry me?” with flaming tea lights on the floor, coupled with a bottle of wine and a romantic playlist.
THREAD: Look closely. What do you see? That's right, hundreds of tea light candles! 🕯️
Want to know what happened here? We thought you did. It involves a romantic proposal that didn't quite go to plan, and includes an important lesson around candle use.
Lets go! ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/p8aU6pQAUF
— South Yorkshire Fire (@SYFR) August 4, 2020
After it was perfectly done, he went to fetch his girlfriend from work. However, when he returned home with her, he was shocked to see his flat enveloped in flames! Turns out, after he left the candles and tea lights unattended, they set his apartment on fire.
The South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue, who saved the apartment shared the story of this couple on their social media accounts, explaining what exactly happened.
So here's the deal…
Last night three crews were mobilised to a flat fire in Sheffield. They dealt with it quickly, as ever, before trying to establish what caused it.
So, a quick chat with the occupant revealed that this room had been filled with 100s of tea lights.
— South Yorkshire Fire (@SYFR) August 4, 2020
“Look closely. What do you see? That’s right, hundreds of tea light candles! Want to know what happened here? We thought you did. It involves a romantic proposal that didn’t quite go to plan, and includes an important lesson around candle use,” they wrote.
It had also been filled with balloons (yep, that's what you can see in this photo) and, as you'd expect, a nice bottle of wine… 🥂
This was going to be the scene of a romantic proposal and the occupant, a chap who we shall not name, had really gone to town! 😍👏
— South Yorkshire Fire (@SYFR) August 4, 2020
With the scene set, he went round the corner to pick his girlfriend up, ready for the big moment.
As they returned, though, their flat was on fire. The culprit? Yep, you guessed it, the tea lights… 😭
(Look closely and you'll see them)
— South Yorkshire Fire (@SYFR) August 4, 2020
Thankfully, no injuries were reported, but the department warned people to take this incident as a lesson. They mentioned that people should never leave candles unattended and be extra cautious.
Meanwhile, determined to propose to his girlfriend, Ndre got down on one knee to propose and she said, “Yes.”
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