A few years ago I was witness to something similar. We were at at an uptown restaurant in Manhattan having some drinks after a concert. A woman walked in with a floor length mink She was shown to one of the tables, all of which had candles on them. She stood with her back to the table, removing her coat, letting it dangle as she spoke to someone at the table behind her. Well, one of the sleeves was hanging over the flame and in an instant...poof! It didn't go up in a blaze but let's just say it was a short sleeve jacket after that. Wow, was she burned!