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Fire Officials: Cigarette Caused Fatal Idaho Blaze

Fire investigators say a 68-year-old Boise, Idaho, man was smoking a cigarette in bed and caused the blaze that claimed his life. Arthur Brooks Sr. has been identified as the victim of the fatal duplex fire early Sunday. On Monday, …

Honduras: Cigarette May Be Cause of Prison Fire

The Hondurans government says a dropped cigarette may have set off the prison fire that killed at least 359 people in the city of Comayagua. Witnesses have told officials that a prisoner fell asleep while smoking, dropping it to his …