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Fires sparked by careless smokers cost $4.1 million

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Fires sparked by careless smokers cost $ 4.1 million
Edmonton’s chief fire investigator has a message for people who smoke outside on their decks or balconies: "Don't dispose of your smokers' materials in peat moss planters.” Improper disposal of cigarettes led to fires that caused $ 4.1 million in damage in the first five months of 2010.

May 28, 2010 
By The Edmonton Journal


May 28, 2010, Edmonton – For people who smoke outside on their decks or
balconies, Wayne Pawlowski, chief of fire investigations has a message.
"Don't dispose of your smokers' materials in peat moss planters." The
Edmonton Journal reports. | READ MORE


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