In a message dated 98-05-25 08:54:11 EDT, you write:
 
<<
 Editor's Note:  Honeyhouse fires are much more common than they should be.
We
 hear about several each year, and there are many we do not hear about.  Wax
is
 extremely flammable and once a wax fire gets started, it is virtually
 impossible to stop >>
 
As a hobbyist who melts her wax in a microwave, I've found it to me a good way
to do thing...in a small way.  I once overheated things and the contained
environment snuffed it pretty quickly.
Faith Andrews Bedford