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VIDEO: Impaired smokers main cause of fires started by cigarettes  

Local firefighters were out for the second day of Fire Prevention Week, letting people know about the dangers of cigarette fires.

According to new research, simple carelessness is not the main cause of cigarette fires.

Fire Marshal Joe Pedrola says smokers impaired from things like drugs, both prescription and illegal, alcohol or fatigue are most likely to cause cigarette fires.

Many people fall asleep on beds and couches while smoking and those materials are highly combustible.

"Oregon safe cigarette law which was enacted about a year ago kind of took care of part of this problem because any cigarettes that are sold in the state of Oregon have to self extinguish," said Pedrola.

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