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FIRE!! by Thomas's Pics
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  • Post category:Personal safety
  • Post published:November 21, 2012

In London, smoking-related fires are the second most common cause of fire in the home. Furthermore, the fires caused by smoking materials (including cigarettes, roll-ups, cigars and pipe tobacco) result in more deaths than any other type of fire.

Source: Smoking @ London Fire Brigade

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