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Martinsville man dies after cigarette ignites fire in apartment  

Jump to full article: Roanoke (VA) Times & World News, 2010-02-07

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A Martinsville man apparently died of smoke inhalation early Saturday, after a small fire ignited by a cigarette smoldered in his apartment, authorities said.

Curtis Lee Hodiak Flood, 57, was found dead about 4 a.m. in his apartment on Mountain Road, off Chatham Heights Road in northeast Martinsville, after a cigarette was apparently left burning on a sofa, city spokesman Scott Coleman said.

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