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Philip Morris Internal Memo (1984)

A Philip Morris researcher traces the earliest calls for fire-safe cigarettes to the 1920s. The company didn’t introduce a self-extinguishing cigarette until 2000.
Chicago Tribune
added Nov 29, 2012 11:56
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VIDEO: Playing with fire: Chemical companies, Big Tobacco and the toxic products in your home

Two powerful industries — Big Tobacco and chemical manufacturers — waged deceptive campaigns that led to the proliferation of these chemicals, which don’t even work as promised.
Chicago Tribune
added Nov 29, 2012 11:39
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[UK-Scotland] Secret Scottish NHS incident reports released

Hundreds of previously secret NHS reports into serious incidents, including 105 deaths, have been published by BBC Scotland. More than 300 reports . . . The reports include a person being blown up while on oxygen therapy after lighting a cigarette.
BBC Online
added Nov 27, 2012 07:23
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Bangladesh Fire Kills More Than 100 and Injures Many

Major Mahbub said the fire could have been caused by an electrical fault or by a spark from a cigarette.
New York Times
added Nov 26, 2012 07:56
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[California] MAN DIES IN CITY HEIGHTS APARTMENT FIRE; DISCARDED SMOKING MATERIALS CITED

A man in his 50s died in a fire at a City Heights apartment complex early Wednesday.
U-T San Diego [San Diego Union Tribune]
added Oct 25, 2012 10:17
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[Ireland] Man died in care home from fire ignited by cigarette

A NURSING home has changed its practices on allowing residents to smoke, following the death of a 69-year-old blind man who suffered severe burns to 30 per cent of his body when a cigarette fell and ignited his clothes in a smoking room.
Irish Times (ie)
added Oct 8, 2012 03:13
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[Nevada] Cigarette blamed for fire that damages apartment building

An apartment in an eight-unit building was heavily damaged by a fire caused by a cigarette, Clark County fire officials said.
Las Vegas Sun
added Oct 1, 2012 16:52
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[China] Tobacco proposed as earthquake relief

The earthquake-hit Yunnan province's application for an increased quota on cigarette production to boost tobacco tax and help with disaster relief has ignited public criticism.
China Daily (cn)
added Sep 11, 2012 18:41
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[New York] Lighting one up in Turtle Bay

While the World Health Organization was urging governments around the world to curtail the deadly habit, world leaders and their envoys at U.N. headquarters were lighting up.
Foreign Policy Magazine
added Aug 29, 2012 19:50
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[Georgia] Careless smoking cause of Tyler Perry studio fire

Investigators have determined that a fire at filmmaker Tyler Perry's Atlanta studios was caused by careless smoking.
AP - Associated Press
added Aug 29, 2012 04:03
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