Fire-safe Cigarettes May Reduce Fire Deaths
This story from Firehouse.com is about the effects that fire-safe cigarettes may have in New York.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Fewer people have died in smoking-related fires since New York last year became the first state to require that tobacco companies sell self-extinguishing cigarettes, according to records released Tuesday.State officials were optimistic about the data, but said it was too early to draw conclusions.
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Last year 28 people died in fires in New York blamed on cigarettes. Deaths from such fires totaled 43 in 2000, 44 in 2001, 38 in 2002, and more than 30 in 2003, for which the state has incomplete data.
This looks encouraging, but we need to be cautious until there is more data. This is just one year in one state. If I had to guess though, I would guess that fire-safe cigarettes will reduce fire-related deaths significantly.
