diff --git a/data/levels/Compositions.xml b/data/levels/Compositions.xml
index e328779..9203b8f 100644
--- a/data/levels/Compositions.xml
+++ b/data/levels/Compositions.xml
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
         <gColour>1.0</gColour>
         <bColour>1.0</bColour>
         <intensity>4.0</intensity>
+        <flameOffset>0.5</flameOffset>
     </light>
 </composition>
 
diff --git a/loader.cc b/loader.cc
index 4f3cee2..0c091e1 100644
--- a/loader.cc
+++ b/loader.cc
@@ -374,6 +374,14 @@ void Loader::load(std::string filePath, Level* level, std::string compositionsPa
                     glm::vec3 lightPosition = compPos + glm::vec3(rotatedLightOffset.x,rotatedLightOffset.y,rotatedLightOffset.z);
                     Light light = Light(lightPosition, lightColour, lightIntensity);
                     level->addLight(light);
+                    XMLElement* flameOffset = NULL;
+                    flameOffset = xmlLight->FirstChildElement("flameOffset");
+                    if (flameOffset != NULL){
+                        float offset = 0;
+                        errorCheck(flameOffset->QueryFloatText(&offset));
+                        Flame flame = Flame(offset, lightPosition, glm::vec3(0,0,0));
+                        level->addFlame(flame);
+                    }
                 }//iterating over all lights of the composition
             }//corect composition found
         }//iterating over all compositions in Compositions.xml