Fire safe cigarettes (FSC) are special cigarettes designed to extinguish quickly, if ignored, with the intention of preventing unintended fires. Cigarettes are the leading cause of residential fire deaths in the United States, having resulted in an estimated 800 civilian deaths, 1,660 civilian injuries and $575 million in direct property damage in 2005.

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  • Fire safe cigarettes (FSC) are special cigarettes designed to extinguish quickly, if ignored, with the intention of preventing unintended fires. Cigarettes are the leading cause of residential fire deaths in the United States, having resulted in an estimated 800 civilian deaths, 1,660 civilian injuries and $575 million in direct property damage in 2005. Typically, a cigarette drops from an ashtray into a crevice in upholstered furniture, smolders for several hours, then bursts into flame; related fatalities are primarily from smoke inhalation.
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  • Fire safe cigarettes (FSC) are special cigarettes designed to extinguish quickly, if ignored, with the intention of preventing unintended fires. Cigarettes are the leading cause of residential fire deaths in the United States, having resulted in an estimated 800 civilian deaths, 1,660 civilian injuries and $575 million in direct property damage in 2005.
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  • Fire safe cigarette
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