How many people have been killed or injured each year in fires in NC because of cigarettes?
The use of fire-safe cigarettes could prevent an estimated 50-60 deaths from fires each year in North Carolina (based on NFIRS reporting data). This is equivalent to saving the lives of occupants from five school buses over the next five years. It is nearly impossible to track the specific number of injuries associated with cigarette-related fires for many reasons; medical coding, hospital admission tracking and submission of data. For example, medical record may list the individual as being injured in a house fire, however, not list the cause of the fire.
