Vancouver Fire Rescue Services says it's clamping down on businesses selling lockable butane lighters. Despite a recent ...

Vancouver Fire Rescue says dozens of stores are still selling lockable butane lighters, despite a city bylaw banning them.

A bylaw passed in 2024 banned Vancouver retailers from selling a lockable version of the device, but in the year since it ...

The city banned the sale of lockable butane torches last summer, after Vancouver Fire Rescue Services linked them to at least ...

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If you have never filled a butane torch lighter before, the process can be a little intimidating. Don't worry, SlashGear will walk you through how to do it.

Wait a few minutes for the butane to settle, then ignite the lighter. If it sputters or refuses to spark, repeat steps 1-4. Once you see reliable flames, you've successfully refilled the torch.

Butane lighters can be finicky to use, and always seem to run out of fuel at inopportune moments—like right before your guests arrive for a dinner party or on the first night of a camping trip.

Then again, a butane candle lighter may only cost about $3, but it’s not unreasonable to think you’d buy 10 or more lighters in the time you could have a single USB lighter (I know I would ...