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[Indiana] Warsaw cigarette shop lit up by fire
Firefighters from 5 departments were busy early Sunday battling a big blaze at a cigarette shop in Warsaw, a fire that spread to other businesses in the same building. Around 3:50
Apr 14, 2013
WSBT Channel 22 (South Bend, IN)
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Apr 14, 2013 14:26
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[Pennsylvania] Hill Farm resident dies from burns
A 65-year-old former Lebanon man died April 4, a day after sustaining significant burns while smoking a cigarette at a North Annville Township assisted-living facility.
Apr 12, 2013
Lebanon (PA) Daily News
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Apr 12, 2013 13:20
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[Illinois] Bethalto man burned when cigarette ignites his oxygen tank
A man who used oxygen to help him breathe suffered head and facial burns when his cigarette ignited, fire officials said. The (Alton) Telegraph reports the man, described only as in his mid-50s, was injured Wednesday.
Apr 12, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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Apr 12, 2013 13:15
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[Massachusetts] Discarded cigarette cause of blaze that prompted evacuation of apartment building in North End of Springfield
Leger said the porch railing had been covered with plywood, perhaps in an attempt to make it safer for children, and that the cigarette had fallen in between the railing and the plywood. It was clear from the number of discarded cigarette butts in the a
Apr 11, 2013
Springfield (MA) Union-News and Sunday Republican
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Apr 11, 2013 15:24
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[Nevada] Careless smoking probably to blame for fire that killed senior citizen
It happened at the Destinations at Valley View Active Adult Living facility just before 4 p.m. on the 1600 block of Valley View Boulevard, near Oakey Boulevard.
Apr 10, 2013
KTNV-TV ABC 13 (Las Vegas, NV)
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Apr 11, 2013 15:21
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[Connecticut] US Labor Department's OSHA cites Nuway Tobacco Co. for combustible dust, electrical, mechanical and fall hazards
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Nuway Tobacco Co. for 22 alleged serious violations of workplace safety and health standards at its South Windsor manufacturing facility. The tobacco sheet manufacturer
Apr 10, 2013
OSHA (U.S. Department of Labor - Occupational Safety & Health Administration)
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Apr 10, 2013 16:38
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[UK] Cigarette "caused Copthorne fire that killed mum and son"
The blaze was brought under control by firefighters using water jets and high pressured hose reels and the body of an 83-year-old woman was discovered inside the building in the early hours of Saturday morning. On Sunday afternoon a second body was foun
Apr 10, 2013
This Is Sussex (uk)
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Apr 10, 2013 14:04
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[Canada] LETTER: POVAH: Multi-unit dwelling ban on smoking is life saver
Dramatic and encouraging as the difference is - just 2.1 deaths for every 1,000 fires in apartment buildings with sprinklers, as opposed to 23.1 deaths per 1,000 fires in apartments without sprinklers- that 2.1 could be lowered even further if the easies
Apr 10, 2013
Vancouver (BC) Sun (ca)
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Apr 10, 2013 13:03
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[UK] Fatal fire caused by cigarette
A house fire in the Copthorne area of Crawley which killed two people is believed to have been started by cigarettes. The fire early on Saturday Morning claimed the lives of an 83 year old woman and her 52 year old son.
Apr 10, 2013
ITV Network Limited (uk)
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Apr 10, 2013 12:50
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[North Dakota] Cause of Saturday's fatal fire in Fargo was 'smoking materials'
Fargo Fire Marshal Norman Scott said in a statement Monday that he has confirmed “smoking materials” ignited nearby combustibles to cause a fatal fire at a south Fargo apartment building Saturday. Fire officials had earlier said the fire started in the l
Apr 9, 2013
Fargo (ND) InForum
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Apr 9, 2013 19:31