My house almost burned down after using a £1 B&M purchase – throw yours away if you have it

A WOMAN has warned people to throw away a popular winter purchase from B&M after it ‘almost set her house on fire’.

Now that the fall season is well and truly here, many of us have been stocking up on wax melts to keep our homes smelling cozy – whether that’s a rich honey aroma or the warming notes of cinnamon and apple.

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Using a wax melt also means purchasing wax melt burners, which come in a range of designs to suit any budget.

Popular homewares store B&M is just one of many retailers offering autumn and winter essentials, but a woman recently warned shoppers to avoid the store after a horrific incident.

According to the aggrieved customer, known only as Imogen, a wax burner she and her friend Sophie bought at B&M almost ‘set their house on fire’.

The scary video posted on the duo’s page (@sophandimmy_) shows viewers the damage the burner allegedly caused, with the smoke detector going off in the background.

Imogen, who bought the handbag-friendly wax burner the day before, claimed it had only been lit for ‘an hour’ before the candle’s flames flared out of nowhere.

At one point she claimed that the videothey ”were almost as big” as her, leaving her completely shocked.

“I had no idea what to do,” said Imogen, who was getting ready upstairs when she first heard the alarms beeping.

”I’m just in shock, I can’t even talk.

”Thank you B&M for almost setting my house on fire,” the young woman said, strongly recommending people ”throw away this wax melt burner”.

The burner, which sells for a pound, comes with a removable top and features a cute heart and polka dot design in cream.

Since being posted on the bubbly couple’s page, the video has amassed almost a whopping 160,000 views and over 400 comments.

Although the incident left Imogen traumatized and in shock, several people thought she had no one to blame but herself.

“I mean you should use a small tealight and not a large tealight,” read the top comment, which has been liked by more than 500 other people.

Someone else agreed and explained that she should have used a smaller version of the tealight.

“The wrong tea light was used, that’s why it was set on fire, it’s much too big.”

‘You’re just supposed to use the small candles with them, not theirs [they’re] too big, it does say it’s not b&m’s fault,” said a third.

”looks like an 8 hour tea light and should have been a 4 hour tea light,” one viewer wrote.

However, according to Imogen, there was no information or instructions on how to use the burner safely.

“Unfortunately, B&M did not mention that this burner can only be used with a small tea light,” the woman said in a comment on the page.

“Absolutely not something that such a large company should miss, at least I know that now.”

The Sun has reached out for comment.