paraffin heater

The only light was from a paraffin heater in the center of the room.

In desperation, Harris propped the board over a paraffin heater.

I couldn't see anything except a bit of the glow from the paraffin heater.

This demonstration shows just how dangerous old fashioned paraffin heaters can be.

He scarcely heard her soft voice going on about paraffin heaters and electrical wall fans.

Although the paraffin heater kept the worst of the chill at bay, there was frost inside the walls by morning.

Chris went over and sat by the paraffin heater and soaked up the warmth.

He stood over the paraffin heater, hollering and gesticulating.

Mr Stephen, sitting by a paraffin heater, was also writing on pieces of paper, and appearing to be adding things up.

At night Aunty Nell would put the paraffin heater in my room to warm it through.

I heard the chinking of metal and the hiss of a paraffin heater being turned up.

Other fires Gas or paraffin heaters should only ever be used in well ventilated rooms as they give off carbon monoxide.

Two bunks occupied one wall, and a paraffin heater threw off enough warmth to keep the hut from freezing.

"Get a paraffin heater on the cart.

Their first product was paraffin heaters.

Paraffin heaters sold in shops must now, by law, be designed so that if they're tipped over, the flame is automatically snuffed out.

The cause of the fire has never been determined, although stallholders have speculated over several causes including an electrical fault and an overturned paraffin heater.

I felt quite happy and content in the dark, watching the warm glow of the paraffin heater and inhaling the familiar fumes.

The wind soon began whipping up small white horses on the lagoon, andVasco lit the paraffin heaters in the hut and went to sleep inside.

Elderly people who worry that they can't afford VAT on fuel are putting their lives at risk by buying second hand paraffin heaters.

We put on our coats and shuffle out the door, leaving Perry and Isabelle warm and asleep in the glare of the paraffin heater.

Benedetta spread her hands gratefully to the warmth of the paraffin heater and was aware that she was colder than she had thought.

A kerosene heater, also known as a paraffin heater, is a portable, unvented, kerosene-fueled, space-heating device.

At the time, he attributed his light-headedness to the effects of heat and humidity, but later realised that it was carbon monoxide fumes from the paraffin heater.

They discovered school as a way of excluding their grandmother, until she put a paraffin heater into the dining-room for them so that she could listen to the radio in peace.