Fatal Fires Linked to Cigarettes Declining Slow-Burning Paper May Be Factor in Drop

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BANGOR - The number of fatal fires in Maine started by improperly discarded cigarettes is on the decline, but it's too soon to say for sure if the drop is due to a 2-year-old law requiring all cigarettes meet a new fire-safety standard, a state fire analyst said this week.

The law, which took effect on Jan. 1, 2008, requires that all cigarettes sold in Maine be made with a slow-burning paper that causes them to self-extinguish if they're not being smoked.

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Fatal Fires Linked to Cigarettes Declining Slow-Burning Paper May Be Factor in Drop

"For me to get a good handle on a trend I like to see at minimum five years worth of data," said Richard Taylor, senior research and planning analyst for the Office of the St...

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