Mary,

I haven't said anything to my landlord. We do have fire extinguishers all over the building as well as smoke detectors in the place too. The smoke detectors didn't go off because there really wansn't any smoke that I could see, only that disgusting burnt smell.

I think you've got a point there with the ladder. There are 2 exits in my apartment. I just pray that nothing like that ever happens again. I want to let my landlord know but don't want to piss anyone off.

I'm just glad it wasn't anything serious.

Don't feel bad about the candle, Mary. I did the same exact thing the other night. I fell asleep with a candle burning next to Casey's picture. I woke up the next morning (fortunately it didn't catch anything on fire but was STILL burning!!) to the smell of "birthday cake" scent. I realized then how lucky I was and what COULD'VE happened.