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Jump to full article: WKBT Channel 8 (La Crosse, WI), 2009-10-12
Intro: After Wisconsin stores sell all their regular cigarettes, the new law requires they only restock their shelves with fire-safe cigarettes. The cigarettes go out when the smoker sets them down for more than a minute.
The only cigarettes you'll find on Mileage Gas Station's shelves are fire-safe cigarettes.
William Olson has been smoking since 16 years old, and he's not happy about the new law.
"I don't like them. You sit there, you light them up, and if you're doing something and you turn around and they're out," said Olson.
The Fire Department says that's the point since more than 20% of fires start because of unattended smoking materials.
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