Red-hot campaign

We couldn't help notice that the dinner table occupied Saturday night by 76th District state House candidate Bud Yost and 5th District congressional candidate Chris Exarchos caught fire.

It happened at the Clinton County Lincoln Day Dinner, on the second floor of the Sons of Italy club on Henderson Street in Lock Haven, when the eight people seated at the table got up to serve themselves buffet-style pasta and meatballs.

The tables had been set with small candles that were lit. Someone departing for the buffet put a paper napkin too close to one of the candles, and the fire began to spread, from candle to napkin to a woman's purse to the tablecloth.

Fortunately the table also bore glasses filled with water and other drinks, so the fire was extinguished in a few moments, though not before to spread smoke around the closed room, and not before it provided material for several jokes during after-dinner speech making.

Comments

[veblen]

What would a political gathering be without a smoke filled room?

[Bob Johnson]

Looks like Chris' table is following the path of his political career....going up in flames.

[BagGirl]

I saw something similar happen at a wedding years ago. Things almost took a terrible turn when a candlestand almost fell over onto the bride's dress.