Yorkster, the exact same thing happend to my Cat and fortunately I was sitting right in front of the Candle when her Tail caught on Fire. She never knew what happened until she started to groom herself and smelled her Tail. Now I only burn Candles during a Storm when the lights go out, like last night. But I dont have to worry, because the Cats are hiding under the Bed during a Thunderstorm.
Sandra, I know what you mean about the electric burners. I also put a Pot of cold Water on the just turned off burners if I have to leave. My Cats dont usually jump on the Kitchen Counter. But you never know what they're going to do, when you're gone. A few times on my way to work, I turned around just to double check that the Stove was turned off.