She says she doesn't know why her candles were flagged.

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It is the kind of place where, one recent day, when cupcakes were served to celebrate a birthday, candles weren't blown out.

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People weren't stealing food -- they were taking candles for their homes without electricity or in hopes of selling them, Cooper said.

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