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Smoking-caused Fires in
Colorado, United States
September 8, 2016
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Castle Rock

Colorado Springs

Lakewood

Pueblo

Castle Rock

11/8/13 Deadly Castle Rock fire started by cigarette 9New.com Maintenance workers alerted authorities to a deadly apartment fire believed to have been started by an unattended cigarette.

Colorado Springs

4/7/16

Careless Disposal of a Cigarette Causes Massive Fire At Apartment Complex

kktv.com The fire caused about $2.8 million in damage. Firefighters say never throw away your cigarette in a planter because it's flammable.
5/16/14 Fire at newly acquired Colorado Springs apartments blamed on smoking near oxygen tank insurancenews.net.com A person smoking near an oxygen tank caused a fire at the Santa Fe Apartments early Thursday - just three days after a nonprofit purchased the property for $2 million, officials said Friday.
12/1/13 First fire death in Colorado Springs a result of smoking while on oxygen Fox21News.com They said it was caused by the resident smoking while on home oxygen.
11/28/13 E-cigarette blamed for mattress fire KRDO.com When the smoke cleared he saw that his e-cigarette that he had charging on the floor had exploded.
4/16/12 Smoking Leads To Apartment Fire, Leaves Man With Burn Injuries KKTV.com The Fire Department says the fire was caused by careless smoking, though they didn't elaborate further.
2/25/12 Officials say apartment fire was caused by a cigarette The Gazzette A blaze that sent more than 50 firefighters into action Wednesday night is believed to have been caused by an improperly discarded cigarette, the Colorado Springs Fire Department said Friday.

Lakewood

6/30/14 Apartment High Rise Fire Caused By Someone Smoking In Bed KKTV 11 News A fire that injured several people Monday morning was started by someone smoking in bed with an oxygen tank, according to authorities in Lakewood.

Pueblo

3/14/16 Oxygen tanks and cigarettes: A deadly combination koaa.com Investigators believe Collins fell asleep after lighting a cigarette, sparking a fire in an oxygen-rich environment that killed her and sent three other tenants to the hospital.
10/30/12 Careless smoking and oxygen tank sparks Pueblo house fire that killed 4 Denver Post A house fire in Pueblo where four bodies were found by firefighters Tuesday morning was likely accidental, sparked by a careless smoker and fueled by an oxygen tank, fire officials said.

"But now God has shown us a different way to heaven - not by "being good enough" and trying to keep his laws, but by a new way (though not new, really, for the Scriptures told about it long ago). Now God says he will accept and acquit us - declare us "not guilty" - if we trust Jesus Christ to take away our sins. And we all can be saved in this same way, by coming to Christ, no matter who we are or what we have been like. Yes, all have sinned; all fall short of God's glorious ideal; yet now God declares us "not guilty" of offending him if we trust in Jesus Christ, who in his kindness freely takes away our sins." Romans 3:21-24 Living Bible