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52 fatal fires in North Wales...26 caused by cigarettes 

MORE than 50 people have died in accidental house fires across North Wales since 2001, the fire service has revealed.

Now fire chiefs have launched a campaign to tackle the prime causes of these blazes and stop the grim toll rising further.

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service's new appeal - Put it out, right out - has been organised to combat the problem of carelessly discarded cigarettes, and to stop people cooking when they're drunk.

In North Wales there have been 52 fatalities in accidental house fires since 2001 - 26 of these started by cigarettes.

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