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[Texas] Victim's oxygen supply, cigarette sparked blaze, marshall says

Amarillo (TX) Globe-News
added Jul 9, 2012 19:48
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[Canada] 'Expensive cigarette' causes $25000 Cambridge factory fire

Kitchener-Waterloo (ONT) Record (ca)
added May 15, 2012 16:40
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[Connecticut] US Labor Department's OSHA cites Nuway Tobacco Co. for combustible dust, electrical, mechanical and fall hazards

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Nuway Tobacco Co. for 22 alleged serious violations of workplace safety and health standards at its South Windsor manufacturing facility. The tobacco sheet manufacturer
OSHA (U.S. Department of Labor - Occupational Safety & Health Administration)
added Apr 10, 2013 16:38
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[Pennsylvania] Retirement home changes smoking policy after man's jacket catches fire

A retirement home has changed its smoking policy after a cigarette caught a man's jacket on fire. Executive Director Saundra Hamilton of the Hill Farm Retirement Home in Lebanon County told abc27 that a resident went out to the smoking area for a cigare
WHTM-TV ABC27.com (Harrisburg, PA)
added Apr 4, 2013 07:52
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[California] Smoking Preteen Arsonists Light Trash Can on Fire - Gilroy, CA Patch

Three kids — two 12-year-olds and an 11-year-old — had been smoking cigarettes and threw them in a metal garbage can, Sgt. Pedro Espinoza said.
Patch.org
added Apr 2, 2013 12:15
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[Australia] Coffee Can Help Truckers Stay Safe on the Road: Study

There was a link between heavy smoking and crash risk, but this did not remain after accounting for other factors, according to the study, which was published online March 19 in the British Medical Journal.
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added Mar 20, 2013 15:24
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[Montana] Billings woman injured in fire due to smoking while using oxygen

A woman was injured in Billings on Thursday morning when a fire sparked from a combination of cigarette use and medical oxygen.
KBZK CBS 27 (Bozeman, MT)
added Feb 3, 2013 11:53
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[Texas] SAFD: Two dogs dead after owner falls asleep with cigarette

SAN ANTONIO -- Two dogs were killed overnight after firefighters say their owner fell asleep with a lit cigarette. San Antonio firefighters found a woman in her 40s passed out from smoke inhalation inside her home in the 600 block of Rigsby Road.
KHOU CBS 11 (Houston, TX)
added Jan 3, 2013 10:03
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VIDEO: What The Tobacco Lobby Has To Do With Flame Retardant Products

The Tribune also found that Big Tobacco lobbied for flame retardants to shift focus away from cigarettes as the cause of fire deaths.
WBUR-FM (Boston, MA)
added Nov 30, 2012 10:09
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[North Carolina] Reynolds American Foundation donates $140,000 for Hurricane Sandy relief (PDF)

“Our thoughts are with the folks who are having to endure such hardships as a result of the devastating storm,” said John S. (Tripp) Wilson, president of the Reynolds American Foundation. “Our hope is that this donation will support continued relief effor
Reynolds American (RAI)
added Nov 14, 2012 11:55
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