Jump to full article: This Is Staffordshire (uk), 2008-05-08
Intro: Two women who died in separate fires on the same day had both been smoking in bed.
Fire investigators believe both blazes were caused when the women fell asleep before putting out their cigarettes.
Rita Jones, aged 65, died at her home at Meakin Court, in Newcastle Road, Stone, on Saturday evening. . . .
Meanwhile police have yet to formally identify another pensioner who died earlier that day, following a fire in Silver Close, Biddulph. . . .
Peter Dartford, chief fire officer for Staffordshire, warned people about the dangers of smoking in bed.
"To have two fatal house fires in one day is extremely rare," he said.
"We will carry on targeting vulnerable and elderly people with our home fire risk checks and we will continue to raise awareness of the dangers of smoking in bed."
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