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[UK] Hilarie Stelfox: Smoking is a road safety risk as well

But there is another excellent reason to ban smoking altogether in vehicles. Road safety. A friend of mine once confessed that she’d been driving along, fag in hand and attempting to flick the ash out of the window. Unfortunately, the still-glowing ciga
icHuddersfield / The Huddersfield Daily Examiner (uk)
added Mar 3, 2013 12:50
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[Tennessee] Fire Marshal: Cigarette Is Unofficial Cause Of Fire That Killed Couple

Fire investigators believe a cigarette started the fire that killed a husband and wife in Henry County.
NewsChannel 5 (Nashville, TN)
added Mar 2, 2013 01:13
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[Massachusetts] Fatal Westfield fire caused by smoking, oxygen

Officials say a fire in Westfield this week that took the life of a 72-year-old woman was caused by smoking near a home oxygen system. The victim in the blaze Monday at the General Shepard Apartments was identified as Margaret Lunden.
AP - Associated Press
added Feb 28, 2013 13:37
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[Missouri] Elderly man dies after catching on fire while smoking cigar

when officers arrived, they found the 97-year-old man inside the home with severe burns.
KFVS Channel 12 (Cape Girardeau, MO)
added Feb 28, 2013 04:36
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[Massachusetts] Deadly Westfield Fire Caused by Smoking with Home Oxygen

The apartment complex, which houses mostly elderly residents, was evacuated when the fire broke out on the second floor. The Red Cross assisted those displaced by the fire, while some residents were allowed back into their units. At a press conference W
abc40 WGGB-TV (Springfield, MA)
added Feb 28, 2013 03:50
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[Massachusetts] Westfield senior housing fire caused by cigarette smoking in vicinity of home oxygen system

A fire at General Shepard Apartments that took the life of 72-year-old resident Margaret A. Lunden was started by a cigarette smoking in the presence of a home oxygen system, state Fire Marshal Steven D. Coan said.
Springfield (MA) Union-News and Sunday Republican
added Feb 27, 2013 18:34
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As Oil Spill Trial Opens, Push for a Deal Continues

The frequently intense opening arguments ... outlined an extravagance of errors. Several referred to one Halliburton technician who missed important signs that the well was on the verge of blowing out when he took a 10-minute cigarette break during a sa
New York Times
added Feb 26, 2013 09:04
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[New Jersey] Ember from Hobokenite's cigarette likely cause of "biggest fire" Madison Street resident has ever seen

HOBOKEN An ember from a cigarette is probably responsible for Sunday's four-alarm blaze on Madison Street that displaced three residents, a fire official said yesterday. The fire started around 2:30 p.m. on the second floor of 72 Madison St., a two-stor
NJ.com
added Feb 19, 2013 19:12
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[New Hampshire] VIDEO: Woman smoking while on oxygen causes fire

A woman suffered serious injuries after firefighters said oxygen caught fire while she was smoking in her second-floor apartment on Cartier Street in Manchester.
WMUR-TV Ch. 9 (Manchester, NH)
added Feb 19, 2013 12:34
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[UK-Scotland] Police name the 99-year-old woman who died from burns in a Stirling care home

MARGARET SAMSON suffered severe burns and died after she caught fire while lighting a cigarette in the Wellgreen Home's smoking room last week. Margaret was rushed to hospital but died the following day Margaret was rushed to hospital but died the follow
Daily Record and Sunday Mail (uk)
added Feb 19, 2013 12:13
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