Jump to full article: BBC Online, 2009-11-03
Intro: A woman is recovering in hospital after being rescued by Kent firefighters from a blaze caused by a cigarette.
Neighbours alerted emergency services after spotting smoke coming from the terraced home of Edwina Nixon, 45, in Station Road, Whitstable. . . .
A spokesman for Kent Fire and Rescue Service said the fire started when Ms Nixon fell asleep while smoking, setting fire to the sofa.
"This sends out a really important warning to others about the dangers of smoking and not disposing of cigarettes carefully," said Whitstable watch manager David Nolan.
"If it hadn't been for the neighbour, we could easily have been dealing with a fatality."
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