diff --git a/data/levels/Compositions.xml b/data/levels/Compositions.xml
index b805836..758be76 100644
--- a/data/levels/Compositions.xml
+++ b/data/levels/Compositions.xml
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@
         <bColour>0.3</bColour>
         <intensity>4.0</intensity>
         <flameOffset>-1.5</flameOffset>
-        <flameHeight>3.0</flameHeight>
-        <flameWidth>0.8</flameWidth>
+        <flameHeight>1.0</flameHeight>
+        <flameWidth>1.0</flameWidth>
     </light>
 </composition>
 
diff --git a/flame.cc b/flame.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fafe2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flame.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#include "flame.hh"
+
+Flame::Flame(glm::vec3 position, glm::vec3 color, glm::vec3 size) : 
+    Entity(position, glm::vec3(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f)) {
+    this->color = color;
+    this->size = size;
+    float flameData[6] = {};
+    flameData[0] = position.x;
+    flameData[1] = position.y;
+    flameData[2] = position.z;
+    flameData[3] = color.r;
+    flameData[4] = color.g;
+    flameData[5] = color.b;
+    ab = SharedArrayBuffer(new ArrayBuffer());
+    ab->defineAttribute("aPosition", GL_FLOAT, 3);
+    ab->defineAttribute("aColor", GL_FLOAT, 3);
+    vao = SharedVertexArrayObject(new VertexArrayObject());
+    vao->setMode(GL_POINTS);
+    vao->attachAllAttributes(ab);
+    ab->setDataElements(1, flameData);
+}
+
+Flame::Flame() {
+}
+
+void Flame::render(SharedShaderProgram shader, glm::mat4 viewProjectionMatrix, float time,
+    bool withColor) {
+    glm::mat4 modelMatrix;
+    if (!withColor) {
+        modelMatrix = glm::scale<float>(size * glm::vec3(1.1f));
+    }
+    else {
+        modelMatrix = glm::scale<float>(size);
+    }
+    glm::mat4 modelViewProjectionMatrix = viewProjectionMatrix * modelMatrix;
+    shader->setUniform("modelViewProjectionMatrix", modelViewProjectionMatrix);
+    shader->setUniform("viewProjectionMatrix", viewProjectionMatrix);
+    shader->setUniform("withColor", withColor);
+    shader->setUniform("time", time);
+    shader->setUniform("bottom", true);
+    shader->setUniform("left", true);
+    vao->render();
+    shader->setUniform("left", false);
+    vao->render();
+    shader->setUniform("bottom", false);
+    shader->setUniform("left", true);
+    vao->render();
+    shader->setUniform("left", false);
+    vao->render();
+}
diff --git a/flame.hh b/flame.hh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9372a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flame.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "entity.hh"
+#include <ACGL/OpenGL/Objects.hh>
+
+using namespace ACGL::OpenGL;
+
+class Flame : public Entity {
+    public:
+        Flame(glm::vec3 position, glm::vec3 color, glm::vec3 size);
+        Flame();
+        void render(SharedShaderProgram shader, glm::mat4 viewProjectionMatrix,
+            float time, bool withColor);
+    private:
+        glm::vec3 color;
+        glm::vec3 size;
+        SharedVertexArrayObject vao;
+        SharedArrayBuffer ab;
+};
diff --git a/graphics.cc b/graphics.cc
index 7a00fef..e21ea4b 100644
--- a/graphics.cc
+++ b/graphics.cc
@@ -68,11 +68,10 @@ void Graphics::init(Level* level) {
     depthCubeShader = ShaderProgramCreator("depth_cube")
         .attributeLocations(vao->getAttributeLocations()).create();
 
-    flame_positions_ab = SharedArrayBuffer(new ArrayBuffer());
+    SharedArrayBuffer flame_positions_ab = SharedArrayBuffer(new ArrayBuffer());
     flame_positions_ab->defineAttribute("aPosition", GL_FLOAT, 3);
     flame_positions_ab->defineAttribute("aColor", GL_FLOAT, 3);
-    flame_positions = SharedVertexArrayObject(new VertexArrayObject());
-    flame_positions->setMode(GL_POINTS);
+    SharedVertexArrayObject flame_positions = SharedVertexArrayObject(new VertexArrayObject());
     flame_positions->attachAllAttributes(flame_positions_ab);
 
     flameShader = ShaderProgramCreator("flame")
@@ -346,45 +345,21 @@ void Graphics::render(double time)
         glCullFace(GL_BACK);
 
         // draw with colors
-        flameShader->setUniform("viewProjectionMatrix", lightingViewProjectionMatrix);
-        flameShader->setUniform("modelViewProjectionMatrix", lightingViewProjectionMatrix);
-        flameShader->setUniform("withColor", true);
-        flameShader->setUniform("time", (float) time);
-        flameShader->setUniform("bottom", true);
-        flameShader->setUniform("left", true);
-        flame_positions->render();
-        flameShader->setUniform("left", false);
-        flame_positions->render();
-        flameShader->setUniform("bottom", false);
-        flameShader->setUniform("left", true);
-        flame_positions->render();
-        flameShader->setUniform("left", false);
-        flame_positions->render();
+        for(unsigned int i = 0; i<closestFlames.size(); i++) {
+            closestFlames.at(i)->render(flameShader, lightingViewProjectionMatrix, float(time), true);
+        }
         glDisable(GL_CULL_FACE);
 
         // draw slightly larger only for stencil buffer to blur edges
-        flameShader->use();
         glEnable(GL_STENCIL_TEST);
         glStencilFunc(GL_ALWAYS, 1, 0xFF); //Set any stencil to 1
         glStencilOp(GL_KEEP, GL_KEEP, GL_REPLACE);
         glStencilMask(0xFF);//write to stencil buffer
         glClear(GL_STENCIL_BUFFER_BIT);//clear stencil buffer
 
-        glm::mat4 modelMatrix = glm::scale(glm::vec3(1.1f));
-        flameShader->setUniform("viewProjectionMatrix", lightingViewProjectionMatrix);
-        flameShader->setUniform("modelViewProjectionMatrix", lightingViewProjectionMatrix * modelMatrix);
-        flameShader->setUniform("withColor", false);
-        flameShader->setUniform("time", (float) time);
-        flameShader->setUniform("bottom", true);
-        flameShader->setUniform("left", true);
-        flame_positions->render();
-        flameShader->setUniform("left", false);
-        flame_positions->render();
-        flameShader->setUniform("bottom", false);
-        flameShader->setUniform("left", true);
-        flame_positions->render();
-        flameShader->setUniform("left", false);
-        flame_positions->render();
+        for(unsigned int i = 0; i<closestFlames.size(); i++) {
+            closestFlames.at(i)->render(flameShader, lightingViewProjectionMatrix, float(time), false);
+        }
 
         glStencilFunc(GL_EQUAL, 1, 0xFF); //Pass test if stencil value is 1
         glStencilMask(0x00);// don't write to stencil buffer
@@ -462,21 +437,12 @@ void Graphics::updateLights() {
         lightingShader->setUniform("directionalIntensity",
             level->getDirectionalLight()->getIntensity());
     }
-    float* flameData = new float[closestLights.size() * 6];
-    int flameIndex = 0;
+    closestFlames = std::vector<Flame*>();
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i<closestLights.size(); i++) {
-        if (closestLights.at(i).getFlameYOffset() != 0.0f) {
-            flameData[flameIndex + 0] = closestLights.at(i).getPosition().x;
-            flameData[flameIndex + 1] = closestLights.at(i).getPosition().y + closestLights.at(i).getFlameYOffset();
-            flameData[flameIndex + 2] = closestLights.at(i).getPosition().z;
-            flameData[flameIndex + 3] = closestLights.at(i).getColour().r;
-            flameData[flameIndex + 3] = closestLights.at(i).getColour().r;
-            flameData[flameIndex + 4] = closestLights.at(i).getColour().g;
-            flameData[flameIndex + 5] = closestLights.at(i).getColour().b;
-            flameIndex+=6;
+        if (closestLights.at(i).isFlame()) {
+            closestFlames.push_back(closestLights.at(i).getFlame());
         }
     }
-    flame_positions_ab->setDataElements(flameIndex, flameData);
 }
 
 void Graphics::resize(glm::uvec2 windowSize) {
diff --git a/graphics.hh b/graphics.hh
index eb22ae5..085b15c 100644
--- a/graphics.hh
+++ b/graphics.hh
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class Graphics {
         SharedTexture2D loadingScreen;
         SharedTexture2D loadingContinueScreen;
         std::vector<Light> closestLights;
+        std::vector<Flame*> closestFlames;
         SharedShaderProgram loadingShader;
         SharedShaderProgram lightingShader;
         SharedShaderProgram skydomeShader;
@@ -53,8 +54,6 @@ class Graphics {
         SharedFrameBufferObject framebuffer_light;
         SharedTexture2D light_fbo_color_texture;
         SharedTexture2D light_fbo_depth_texture;
-        SharedVertexArrayObject flame_positions;
-        SharedArrayBuffer flame_positions_ab;
         SharedVertexArrayObject fullscreen_quad;
         SharedArrayBuffer fullscreen_quad_ab;
         int cube_size;
diff --git a/light.cc b/light.cc
index e523ba5..00193f8 100644
--- a/light.cc
+++ b/light.cc
@@ -4,9 +4,15 @@ Light::Light(glm::vec3 position, glm::vec3 colour, float intensity, float flameY
     : Entity(position, glm::vec3(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f)) {
     this->colour = colour;
     this->intensity = intensity;
-    this->flameYOffset = flameYOffset;
-    this->flameHeight = flameHeight;
-    this->flameWidth = flameWidth;
+    if (flameYOffset != 0.0f) {
+        this->withFlame = true;
+        glm::vec3 flamePosition = glm::vec3(position.x, position.y + flameYOffset, position.z);
+        glm::vec3 flameSize = glm::vec3(flameWidth, flameHeight, flameWidth);
+        this->flame = Flame(flamePosition, colour, flameSize);
+    }
+    else {
+        this->withFlame = false;
+    }
 }
 
 Light::Light() {
@@ -23,6 +29,10 @@ float Light::getIntensity() {
     return intensity;
 }
 
-float Light::getFlameYOffset() {
-    return flameYOffset;
+Flame* Light::getFlame() {
+    return &flame;
+}
+
+bool Light::isFlame() {
+    return withFlame;
 }
diff --git a/light.hh b/light.hh
index 0ad997c..6870c37 100644
--- a/light.hh
+++ b/light.hh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define LIGHT_HH_INCLUDED
 
 #include "entity.hh"
+#include "flame.hh"
 #include <ACGL/Math/Math.hh>
 
 class Light : public Entity {
@@ -10,12 +11,12 @@ class Light : public Entity {
         Light();
         glm::vec3 getColour();
         float getIntensity();
-        float getFlameYOffset();
+        Flame* getFlame();
         ~Light();
+        bool isFlame();
     private:
-        float flameYOffset;
-        float flameHeight;
-        float flameWidth;
+        bool withFlame;
+        Flame flame;
         float intensity;
         glm::vec3 colour;
 };
diff --git a/loader.cc b/loader.cc
index 36ca918..82ff424 100644
--- a/loader.cc
+++ b/loader.cc
@@ -364,8 +364,10 @@ void Loader::load(std::string filePath, Level* level, std::string compositionsPa
                     if (flameOffset != NULL){
                         float offset = 0;
                         errorCheck(flameOffset->QueryFloatText(&offset));
-                        float flameHeight = queryBool(xmlLight, "flameHeight");
-                        float flameWidth = queryBool(xmlLight, "flameWidth");
+                        float flameHeight = queryFloat(xmlLight, "flameHeight");
+                        printf("loading: flameHeight: %2.2f\n", flameHeight);
+                        float flameWidth = queryFloat(xmlLight, "flameWidth");
+                        printf("loading: flameWidth: %2.2f\n", flameWidth);
                         Light light = Light(lightPosition, lightColour, lightIntensity, offset, flameHeight, flameWidth);
                         level->addLight(light);
                     }