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[Indiana] Man Dies After Setting Himself On Fire While Smoking Pipe
An 86-year-old man from northwestern Indiana died after setting himself on fire while smoking a pipe, police said. Lowell Fire Department assistant chief Charles Scott says James Johnson suffered extensive burns in the Monday afternoon accident at a hom
May 16, 2013
WBIW 1340 AM (Bedford, IN)
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May 16, 2013 14:38
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Thousands of 'dangerous' cigarettes on sale in UK
A former shop owner has admitted selling "dangerous" cigarettes, in a landmark case brought by Lincolnshire Trading Standards. Shapoor Atiqi, 46, who ran Boston Food and Wine Centre, pleaded guilty to eight offences, including the sale of non self-extin
May 16, 2013
BBC Online
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May 16, 2013 14:14
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[Asia, China, Hong Kong] Mystery of the deflated Rubber Duck: were cigarette butts to blame?
Now Chinese mainland tourists are blamed for the demise of Rubber Duck: rumours circulate that cigarette butts turned art installation into an omlette ... “There have been rumours that Hong Kong’s big yellow duck was ‘burned to death’ by tourists from S
May 16, 2013
South China Morning Post
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May 16, 2013 03:31
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[UK] UPDATE: Boston shop owner found guilty of selling dangerous cigarettes
Shapoor Atiqi was sentenced at Boston Magistrates’ Court this afternoon for a string of offences related to selling ‘non self-extinguishing’ cigarettes (see below). Atiqi was ordered to complete 270 hours of unpaid community work during the next 12 mont
May 15, 2013
Boston Standard (uk)
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May 15, 2013 19:52
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[Canada] Smoking materials caused Stony Plain apartment fire
Investigators say smoking materials on a second floor balcony started flames in the 32-unit apartment building, displacing over 60 residents Thursday night.
May 12, 2013
CBC News (ca)
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May 13, 2013 03:16
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[Hong Kong] No fire without smokes
Police suspect a fire in the Legislative Council office of radical lawmaker "Long Hair" Leung Kwok-hung was caused by someone breaking the ban on smoking in government offices. No one was injured in the Saturday night blaze but a sofa and a picture of m
May 13, 2013
Hong Kong Standard (hk)
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May 12, 2013 17:01
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[Missouri] Gotta have another cigarette...last one
The victim is Delores Anderson, 75. The structure is owned by Spring River Christian Village. ... The victim was smoking while on oxygen equipment.
May 11, 2013
Joplin (MO) Independent
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May 11, 2013 14:23
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Psychiatric Hospital Fires Continue to Plague Russia
Unauthorized smoking in bed during nighttime was cited by investigators as the most likely cause of the previous two fires at psychiatric hospitals that killed a total of 39 people.
May 9, 2013
RIA Novosti (Russian Information Agency) (ru)
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May 9, 2013 00:58
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[Canada] Smoking senior ignites shirt, goes up in flames
A 76-year-old man is dead after he ignited his shirt instead of his cigarette at a seniors' residence north of Montreal. Louis Beaupre was consumed by flames on the balcony of a home in suburban Boisbriand, Que.
May 8, 2013
Toronto (Ont) Sun (ca)
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May 8, 2013 15:34
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[Massachusetts] VIDEO: Careless smoking blamed for fatal BU house fire
Boston fire investigators determined Thursday the careless disposal of smoking material led to the fatal three alarm fire early Sunday that killed a Boston University student.
May 3, 2013
WCVB-Ch. 5 (Boston, MA)
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May 7, 2013 09:14