Articles and Links - what's happening regarding smoking-caused fires in Texas.

Articles and Links
Smoking-caused Fires in
Texas, United States
April 30, 2016
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Abilene
Allen
Austin

Borger
El Paso
Grand Prairie

Harris County
Houston
Midland

Odessa
Parker County
San Antonio

Abilene

5/6/14 Cigarettes Cause Mutliple Structure Fires In Abilene KAMR 4 Fox News In just a week, there were three building fires in Abilene directly linked to cigarettes.
3/31/12 Discarded Cigarettes: Causing More Fires In Abilene KTXS 12 News Recently, the Abilene Fire Department has responded to more fires caused by improperly discarding cigarettes.4

Allen

10/11/12 Cigarette ignites fatal house fire SCNTX.com According to investigators, Gregory S. Ballou died as a result of smoke inhalation from a fire that started due to a cigarette smoldering several hours on an upholstered sofa inside the house.

Amarillo

7/3/12 Victim's oxygen supply, cigarette sparked blaze, marshall says Amarillo Globe News The Texas Fire Marshal’s Office on Tuesday identified a 73-year-old man killed in a Borger apartment fire Sunday afternoon.

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Austin

11/24/15 Cigarette causes apartment fire, displaces dozens KVUE.com The fire, which started after a man smoking on a wooden patio improperly discarded his cigarette, started around 12:30 a.m., ...
2/21/14

AFD Puts Out 3rd Fire Caused By Smoking
KEYETV.com The cause of the fire was determined to be started by improperly discarded smoking material.
7/5/13 Cigarette blamed for apartment fire that displaced 50 in Austin Houston ABC News 13 Fire department officials say a discarded cigarette caused a fire at an Austin apartment complex that displaced about 50 residents.
2/8/13 AFD: Dropped cigarette ignites Austin fourplex fire; one dead KENS 5 News San Antonio TX Witnesses said an elderly woman was smoking a cigarette upstairs when she dropped it, and her chair caught on fire.
5/9/12 Fatal house fire caused by cigarette inside car KVUE.com Fatal house fire caused by cigarette inside car4

Borger

7/5/12 Borger man dies in fire after cigarette ignites oxygen LubbockOnline.com The Texas Fire Marshal’s Office on Tuesday identified a 73-year-old man killed in a Borger apartment fire Sunday afternoon.

El Paso

3/14/13 El Paso woman burns face while smoking with oxygen mask El Paso Times A 62-year-old woman received serious burns to her face when oxygen from an oxygen mask ignited while she was smoking Wednesday evening at her home in Northeast El Paso, Fire Department officials said.

Grand Prairie

8/16/12 25% of Non-smokers Killed in Smoking Related Fire; E Cigs Deemed Safer SBWire.com The statistics came out and almost 25 percent who died from smoking related fires are non-smokers.

Harris County

5/3/13 Man smoking cigarette sparks fire while putting gas in car, firefighters say KHOU.com Fire officials said a male resident was in the garage and putting gas in his car while smoking a cigarette, sparking the blaze.

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Houston

2/1/13 HFD: Smoking in bed led to elderly man’s death/1/13 KHOU.com Investigators with the Houston Fire Department said an elderly man died Thursday night after a cigarette he was smoking apparently lit his mattress on fire.
12/21/12 HFD: Flicked cigarette may have caused apartment fire KHOU.com An early morning apartment fire may have been caused by a lit cigarette butt, the Houston Fire Department said Friday.
7/5/12 Woman killed in house fire after smoking near oxygen tank KHOU.com A woman, who was smoking while her oxygen tank was in use, died after her northeast Harris County home went up in flames late Wednesday, according to the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office.
4/30/12 Exploding cigarette lighter could be cause of man's death WFMY News 2 Bill told his brother the fire that burned him said it all started with a lighter that blew up.4

Midland

3/1/12 Cigarette blamed for house fire, exploding ammo Midland Reporter Telegram A Midland man lost his home after a cigarette allegedly caused a residential blaze Thursday afternoon on the 1600 block of Holloway Avenue.4

Odessa

4/3/12 Cigarette ignited oxygen tank, killing elderly woman oaoa.com Goodson said investigators determined the fire started because Alice Richardson was smoking near her oxygen tank.4

Parker County

4/30/12 Lit cigarette may be cause of fatal house fire in Parker County CW33.com Early into the investigation, officials believe the man in his 40s may have fallen asleep with a lit cigarette, ...
4/30/12 Parker County fire marshal investigating fatal fire, possibly started by cigarette DallasNews.com They believe it was started by a lit cigarette the man was holding before falling asleep.

San Antonio

4/3/13 Lit cigarette blamed for apartment fire WOAI News 4 A lit cigarette was the cause of a two-alarm fire on the Northwest side.
3/9/13 SAFD: Cigarette ignites apartment fire WOAI News 4 Fire officials say a cigarette ignited an apartment complex fire that has left at least 12 people without a home.
1/2/13 SAFD: Two dogs dead after owner falls asleep with cigarette KHOU TV Two dogs were killed overnight after firefighters say their owner fell asleep with a lit cigarette.
11/3/12 Man falls asleep while smoking; apartment units go up in flames WOAI News 4 Firefighters say a man was smoking in his apartment when he fell asleep, causing the fire.

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