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A man is investigated by the Guardia Civil as an alleged perpetrator of a crime of arson due to serious recklessness, since he has acknowledged that he threw a cigarette on the ground without turning off well, which set off a fire on a cereal farm in Ribafrecha (La Rioja), which has caused economic losses for about 10,000 euros. This 47-year-old man with a criminal record was located hidden among a couple of midwives a mile and a half from the f…
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Cigarettes continue to pose major fire risk | Brimbank & North West
Victoria’s fire services are warning of the serious risks of smoking indoors, which remains the leading cause of fatal house fires across the state. According to Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV), half of the state’s 18 fatal fires in 2024 were caused by discarded cigarettes and smoking materials, such as lighters, matches or open flames. Smoking in bed is the leading cause of smoking-related fire deaths, as falling asleep with a lit cigarette in hand …
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