Fire Deaths Double After Smoking Ban ; More Scots Now Lighting Up at Home [Scot Region]
Daily Mail › September 15, 2009
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THE number of people killed in house fires caused by smokers has risen dramatically since smoking was banned in public places.
New figures show that 20 Scots died in accidental house fires started by smoking materials such as rogue cigarettes and lighted matches in 2007 - double the toll for the previous year.See the full content of this document
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Fire Deaths Double After Smoking Ban ; More Scots Now Lighting Up at Home [Scot Region]
That accounts for half of all accidental house fire deaths in Scotland, which rose from 35 to 40 over the same period.
The grim rise bears out fears that more ...See the full content of this document
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