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[Maryland] Man Sustains Serious Burns in Smoking Accident
A man in Glen Burnie sustained serious burns on Sunday morning when he began smoking while hooked up to oxygen.
Feb 18, 2013
Patch.org
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Feb 18, 2013 16:21
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[Australia] Worker to front court over alleged mine smoking
A former central Queensland mine worker will face court later this month for allegedly smoking in an underground mine. In April last year, a contract worker at the North Goonyella Mine near Moranbah, south-west of Mackay, was sacked for allegedly lighti
Feb 18, 2013
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) (au)
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Feb 18, 2013 07:32
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[UK] Cigarette starts Harrogate blaze
Pensioners in sheltered housing had a lucky escape after a fire broke out at Montpellier Court today.
Feb 18, 2013
Harrogate Advertiser (uk)
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Feb 18, 2013 07:13
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[Uae, Uae: Dubai] Worker killed in fire caused by cigarette
85 fires as a result of human mistakes last year
Feb 17, 2013
Gulf News (ae)
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Feb 17, 2013 14:35
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[Uae: Dubai] One cigarette butt kills farm worker in Dubai
An Asian farm worker died of suffocation in a fire that was caused by throwing of a burning cigarette butt by one of his colleagues in Dubai.
Feb 17, 2013
Emirates 24|7 (ae)
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Feb 17, 2013 14:21
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[North Carolina] Cigarette blamed in killer fire
LUMBERTON -- A 62-year-old man was killed and a former firefighter injured in a fire at a mobile home on Sunday that was caused by a cigarette, according to a sheriff's investigator.
Feb 11, 2013
Lumberton (NC) Robesonian
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Feb 14, 2013 16:51
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[Indiana] Lit cigarette ignites oxygen killing 2 in I-70 car fire
Eastern Indiana police say two people died in a car fire along Interstate 70 after an occupant lit a cigarette as another person in the car was using medical oxygen.
Feb 11, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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Feb 12, 2013 12:24
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Indianapolis couple killed in Wayne County car fire on I-70
There were four occupants in the vehicle and one them was using oxygen. One of the other occupants lit a cigarette causing the oxygen to ignite. The car pulled into the median and it became fully engulfed in flames.
Feb 10, 2013
WTHR 13 (Indianapolis, IN)
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Feb 12, 2013 12:23
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[Texas] AFD: Dropped cigarette ignites Austin fourplex fire; one dead
Eight people are now without a home. The Red Cross is assisting. Witnesses said an elderly woman was smoking a cigarette upstairs when she dropped it, and her chair caught on fire. She started screaming for help, and that's when a neighbor tried to rush
Feb 8, 2013
KENS Ch. 5 Eyewitness News (San Antonio, TX)
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Feb 10, 2013 10:20
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[Canada] Improving fire safety at senior residences
the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit is urging people to consider their health when promoting the benefits of smoke-free apartments, condos and townhouses with plans to lobby landlords and tenants. The push is also targeting social ho
Jan 15, 2013
Cobourg (Ont) Daily Star (ca)
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Feb 8, 2013 19:52