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Jump to full article: Chichester Observer (uk), 2008-03-12
Intro: FIREFIGHTERS will team up today (Wednesday March 12) with health experts on national Stop Smoking Day to highlight the dangers of blazes started by cigarettes, matches or lighters.
Their message is a particularly poignant because on Stop Smoking Day last year an 85-year-old Shoreham man, who was a heavy smoker, died in a fire that started when he fell asleep smoking in his chair.
Jackie Boyle, Community Fire Safety Officer, said: "Smoking materials �?" such as cigarettes, cigars and pipes �?" cause the greatest number of fire deaths in the home.
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