OY Gutt in himmel! every year we unfortunately hear terrible stories associated with the chanuka licht.whether its fires, burns, and r”l even worse. Every year when I go out of town for Shabbos Chanukah, I light the menorah, wait 30-40 minutes and then blow it out. Only then do I leave.
may the rbs”o grant every yid a happy healthy safe chanukah, with only besuros tovos flooding our the jewish websites such as this one.