It shouldn't harm your experiment. You now have a CO2 fire extinguisher! Return to your candles (you might need to drying off first), fire extinguisher in hand, and now you can light your candles.

ELLIOT SPENCER: CO2 ... is this how fire distinguishers work? RUBEN MEERMAN: I'm not sure about fire 'distinguishers', but it's defiantly similar to how a real fire extinguisher works.

The CO2 extinguisher was preferred because its fire-fighting performance has been promised for electric fire (which is the main cause of fire in space) in the past experience on earth. However ...

has urged every household and office to have one fire extinguisher preferably CO2 fire extinguisher. Mr Sackey said it would serve as a control measure for fighting small domestic fires and prevent it ...

They extinguish fires by forming a crust over the fire. Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Fire Extinguishers ... the basic steps to effectively use a fire extinguisher: Pull the pin, Aim at the base of ...