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Smoking-caused Fires in
Washington, United States
October 17, 2016
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Bellingham
Bremerton
Kennewick

Mukilteo
Spokane

Tacoma
Vancouver

Wenatchee
Walla Walla

Bellingham

2/24/12 Cigarette sparked Tumwater fire that displaced 25 The Bellingham Herald A lit cigarette sparked a Tumwater apartment complex fire Wednesday night, displacing 25 tenants and doing an estimated $250,000 in damage.

Bremerton

4/1/12 Bremerton man dies in house fire Kitsap Sun It appears the fire was caused by cigarette smoking, he said.

Edmonds

10/10/12 Cigarette blamed for fire that claimed life of Edmonds man KOMONews.com A man has been found dead inside an apartment that caught fire Wednesday evening and investigators say a cigarette is to blame.

Kennewick

3/2/12 Kennewick Fire Marshal Warns Against Unattended Cigarettes KVEW TV Elvira Pidcock of Kennewick died on January 23rd in her mobile home when she left an unattended cigarette burning and it caught her couch on fire and eventually burned down her home.
3/2/12 Fatal fires have Tri-Cities officials urging smoking safety Tri-City Herald Two fatal fires in Kennewick that may have been sparked by cigarettes have fire officials urging people to be safe when they smoke and to use appropriate ashtrays.
3/1/12 More than 20 fires in the last year were caused by cigarettes KNDO TV More than 20 fires in the last year were caused by cigarettes. On Thursday we learned the cause of a mobile home fire that killed 65 year old Elvira Pidcock on January 23rd. The year just started and already two people have died in fires caused by smoking.

Mukilteo

3/25/13 Cigarette likely cause of four-plex deck fire (requires log in) Multikeo Beacon A deck fire caused $14,000 to a four-plex in the Picnic Point area south of Mukilteo on Saturday night.

Spokane

10/7/12 Home Cigarette embers spark fire, woman in wheelchair critically injured NWCN.com Medics transported a Spokane woman to Western Wash. Sunday morning after she was critically burned by a cigarette.
10/6/12 Smoking sparks oxygen tubing fire Spokesman-Review A Spokane Valley resident learned recently that cigarettes and oxygen don’t mix.

Tacoma

11/11/14 Man pulled from burning Tacoma house, taken to hospital The News Tribune One of the women inside reported that her electronic cigarette exploded, spilling liquid that ignited and set the couch on fire, McRoberts said. Investigators were still working to determine exactly what caused the fire.

Vancouver

5/2/16

Dogs, cat die in Vancouver house fire caused by cigarettes columbian.com The fire was caused by a cigarette that was put out in a plastic trash can on an exterior deck, Lawry said.

Walla Walla

6/19/12 2 Walla Walla men hospitalized after cigarette starts fire in RV 2 Walla Walla men hospitalized after cigarette starts fire in RV

Wenatchee

4/4/12 Smoldering cigarette — not an arsonist — may have caused fatal fire The Wenatchee World News A cigarette smoldering in a chair — not an arsonist — may have started a fire in a Wenatchee duplex that killed two young boys and seriously injured their father last summer.

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