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Cigarette fires

Cigarette fires

Published 1 January 2004
Type(s) Reports and summaries
Site Fire and resilience
Product code Fire smoking 04
Price Free

Summary

More people die in fires caused by smoking than in fires with any other single cause. Because tobacco is designed to stay alight, cigarettes can easily start an accidental fire. Use your common sense - know the risks and make sure when you put it out, it really is out!

This leaflet is also available in the following languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, French, Greek, Gujerati, Hindi, Punjabi, Somali, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese and Welsh.

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