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[California] Official: Hotel fire caused by cigarette

A smoldering cigarette was the cause of a fire that tore through the historic Franco Hotel and sent three people to the hospital Monday evening, North County Fire District Chief Chris Orman said Tuesday.
Salinas (CA) Californian
added Jun 5, 2013 17:21
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[UK-Wales] Alexandra Hotel, Llandudno fire: Owner urges smoking law

An owner wants a law banning smoking in hotel rooms after his establishment was badly damaged in a fire. John Humberstone said he was certain that a guest smoking in a room was the cause of the blaze in the Alexandra Hotel in Llandudno, Conwy, a week ag
BBC Online
added Jun 6, 2013 10:51
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[California] Clean Air Award For Casino

Tuolumne, CA - Black Oak Casino Resort has received the California Clean Air Award. The Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians were presented the award in recognition of their new smoke-free Hotel.
MyMotherLode.com (Sonora, CA)
added May 21, 2013 01:25
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[California] Smoke-Free Hotel Rooms Aren't, Study Finds

Action Points * Nonsmoking travelers who want to avoid exposure to tobacco pollutants may want to search for smoke-free hotels, results of a study suggested. * Note that the findings suggest that partial smoking bans in hotels do not protect nonsmokers
MedPage Today
added May 16, 2013 09:09
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[California] Non-Smoking Hotel Rooms Aren't a Guarantee of a Smoke-Free Stay

Second hand smoke can pose serious risks to health, according to recent studies. Non-smokers who are exposed to cigarette smoke at work or at home can increase their heart disease risk by 25-30%. And data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) linked
TIME Magazine
added May 15, 2013 13:36
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[California] Signs of tobacco smoke still found in non-smoking rooms

"(Nicotine residues and other chemical traces) don't stay in the smoking rooms," study author Georg Matt, a psychologist from San Diego State University, told USA Today. "They end up in the hallways and in other rooms, including non-smoking rooms."
CBS
added May 15, 2013 14:09
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Hotels You Should Avoid While Traveling on Vacation This Summer

While it is common knowledge that second hand smoke exposure poses a significant health risk, few realize that accumulating scientific evidence is pointing a nicotine stained finger at third hand smoke exposure as well. Third hand smoke exposure is the pe
eMaxHealth
added May 15, 2013 13:38
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[California] Study: People Test Positive for Smoke Exposure After Staying in Non-Smoking Hotel Rooms

IMPLICATIONS: It's unclear exactly how cigarette byproducts ended up in places they didn't belong. It could, write the authors, be the result of smoke migration, or from other patrons ignoring the ban, or from hotels not being entirely upfront about hono
The Atlantic Monthly
added May 14, 2013 19:11
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[California] 'Nonsmoking' Hotel Rooms May Not Fully Protect Guests

Partial smoking bans still left study participants with signs of tobacco exposure
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added May 14, 2013 13:06
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[California] ‘Third-hand Smoke’ Affects Guests In Non-Smoking Hotel Rooms: Report

If a hotel allows smoking in any of its rooms, the smoke gets into all of them, according to the study, which assessed smoke residue on surfaces and in the air of both smoking and non-smoking rooms in 30 California hotels where smoking was allowed.
International Business Times
added May 14, 2013 05:07
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