In this play, Romeo often talks about Juliet in terms of lights and fires. I believe that this is meant to emphasize the pure and light (as opposed to dark and impure) nature of their love for each other.
This starts with the first time he sees her. That happens in Act I, Scene 5 when he goes to the ball at her house. The very first words that Romeo speaks about Juliet are about light: "O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!"
The other really famous place where Romeo compares Juliet to a light or fire is in the balcony scene. When he sees her, he compares her to the sun. He says:
But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?
It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,
Who is already sick and pale with grief
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