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[Texas] Man smoking cigarette sparks fire while putting gas in car, firefighters say

Firefighters with the Westfield Fire Department responded to a garage fire that may have been started by a homeowner’s careless actions.
KHOU CBS 11 (Houston, TX)
added May 3, 2013 23:36
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[Canada] Careless smoking deemed cause of Thursday's condo fire

36 people homeless after Saskatoon blaze
CBC News (ca)
added May 3, 2013 16:20
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[Massachusetts] Careless smoking blamed for fatal Boston fire

Investigators say a weekend fire that fatally injured a Boston University student was caused by careless disposal of smoking materials. The fire Sunday morning in a three-story wood frame house in the Allston neighborhood took the life of 22-year-old Bin
AP - Associated Press
added May 4, 2013 13:36
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[Canada] Smoking material identified as cause of $2-million condo fire

Fire officials have determined the cause of a blaze that caused between $1.5 million and $2 million in damage to a Saskatoon condo early Thursday. Investigators said Friday that the blaze that swept through at 1121 McKercher Dr. was caused by careless di
Canadian Television (CTV) (ca)
added May 4, 2013 11:40
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[California] Discarded Cigarette Blamed for Fire that Burned 2 Homes in Jurupa Valley

Investigators believe the blaze, which began in the center divider of Van Buren Blvd.,  was sparked by a discarded cigarette. It jumped across two lanes into an open field, driven by winds, fire officials said.
KTLA-TV (Los Angeles, CA)
added May 3, 2013 16:21
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[New York] Port Chester apartment fire, likely caused by smoking, leaves 27 homeless ($$)

(Long Island, NY) Newsday
added May 2, 2013 17:36
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[Massachusetts] Fire that killed BU student Binland Lee caused by careless disposal of smoking materials, Boston Fire department says

Investigators have determined that the Allston fire that killed a Boston University student last week was caused by the careless disposal of smoking materials, the Boston Fire Department said today.
Boston (MA) Globe
added May 2, 2013 17:16
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[UK] 'Smoking in bed' warning after second Leeds death in days

FIREFIGHTERS have reiterated warnings about the dangers of people smoking in bed after a second death in Leeds in a matter of days.
Yorkshire Post (uk)
added Apr 30, 2013 17:13
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[New Jersey] Jersey City blaze that displaced 6 families began with cigarette butt in bottle cap: officials

A two-alarm blaze that damaged three residential buildings on Sheffield Street in Jersey City Sunday started after a tenant tried to use a bottle cap as an ashtray and failed to put out a cigarette, Jersey City fire officials said.
NJ.com
added May 2, 2013 15:19
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[Maine] Fire guts trailer home after cigarette ignites spilled nail polish remover

A Saturday night fire that appears to have started when nail polish remover was ignited by a lit cigarette destroyed a trailer home on Ridgeview Lane, according to the local fire chief.
Bangor (ME) Daily News
added Apr 28, 2013 19:25
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