Many of the cigarettes sold in Nebraska fall into the “fire-safe” category. It’s not the law here, but statutes in other states have reached across borders. Fire-safe cigarettes, as defined ...

Fire-safe cigarettes could be on Nebraska shelves Nebraska has fallen out of the mainstream when it comes to smoking-related laws, but that could change. NATE JENKINS / The Associated Press ...

Henrico County-based Altria Group has supported fire-safe cigarette legislation in Virginia and other states. Philip Morris USA started using banded paper on its Merit cigarette brand in 2000.

A Tulsa apartment fire is blamed on a carelessly discarded cigarette. Some wonder if the fire could have been prevented by a fire safe cigarette. Friday, February 6th 2009, 5:10 pm ...

They donâÄôt look very different and they cost about the same, but starting Monday, all the cigarettes in the state of Minnesota will be âÄúfire safe.âÄù A law passed in 2007 goes into effect Monday, ...

ST. PAUL — Minnesota fire chiefs hope lighting up will get a little safer now that only so-called fire-safe cigarettes can be sold in Minnesota. The law, which takes effect today, requires that ...

In a study done by the National Fire Protection Association, in the United States, on average, someone dies in a fire every 175 minutes, with someone being injured every 31 minutes.

A discarded cigarette started a fire at a Whitman Street home Monday afternoon. Butte Fire Marshal John Lasky said the fire at 1513 Whitman started in a partially enclosed patio behind the home ...