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[Hong Kong] No fire without smokes

Police suspect a fire in the Legislative Council office of radical lawmaker "Long Hair" Leung Kwok-hung was caused by someone breaking the ban on smoking in government offices. No one was injured in the Saturday night blaze but a sofa and a picture of m
Hong Kong Standard (hk)
added May 12, 2013 17:01
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[Missouri] Gotta have another cigarette...last one

The victim is Delores Anderson, 75. The structure is owned by Spring River Christian Village. ... The victim was smoking while on oxygen equipment.
Joplin (MO) Independent
added May 11, 2013 14:23
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Psychiatric Hospital Fires Continue to Plague Russia

Unauthorized smoking in bed during nighttime was cited by investigators as the most likely cause of the previous two fires at psychiatric hospitals that killed a total of 39 people.
RIA Novosti (Russian Information Agency) (ru)
added May 9, 2013 00:58
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[Canada] Smoking senior ignites shirt, goes up in flames

A 76-year-old man is dead after he ignited his shirt instead of his cigarette at a seniors' residence north of Montreal. Louis Beaupre was consumed by flames on the balcony of a home in suburban Boisbriand, Que.
Toronto (Ont) Sun (ca)
added May 8, 2013 15:34
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[Massachusetts] VIDEO: Careless smoking blamed for fatal BU house fire

Boston fire investigators determined Thursday the careless disposal of smoking material led to the fatal three alarm fire early Sunday that killed a Boston University student.
WCVB-Ch. 5 (Boston, MA)
added May 7, 2013 09:14
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[UK] Bungalow blaze kills Tameside woman – ‘smoking’ in bedroom may have sparked inferno

The death of a woman in a Tameside bungalow blaze left firefighters consoling shocked and devastated residents of her street yesterday. The 59-year-old woman was dragged from her house by six firefighters in breathing apparatus who discovered her whole
Mancunian Matters (uk)
added May 7, 2013 09:10
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[UK] Warning issued for smoking related fires

WIGAN borough’s fire chief has issued a stern warning about the dangers of smoking leading to house fires. Nearly 30 blazes were caused by smoking materials in the borough since 2011, according to figures obtained through the Freedom of Information Act.
Leigh Reporter (uk)
added May 6, 2013 14:42
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[Florida] Firefighter injured after blaze started by woman smoking in bed

The woman wasn't hurt but a firefighter was and had to be taken to the hospital.
Baynews 9 (Tampa, FL)
added May 5, 2013 22:06
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[New York] Carmel fire survivor's smoking habits were crucial to questioning

The lone survivor of a fire that killed his parents and two sisters at their home last May repeatedly told police he had no idea what started the blaze, only suggesting near the end of a five-hour interrogation that an ember from his cigarette "probably"
New York Journal News
added May 5, 2013 20:32
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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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