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Fire risk for smokers
9:30am Wednesday 14th May 2008
SMOKERS in Cumbria are being urged to take more care when lighting up at home, following a rise in fire deaths.
The warning has come from Cumbria's chief fire officer, Dominic Harrison, following the publication of a report which shows evidence that five of the county's seven fire deaths since April 2007, were likely to have been smoking-related.
The report was due to be discussed by Cumbria County Council's cabinet yesterday (May 13). Its figures show Cumbria's rising number of fire fatalities contrasts with national statistics surrounding accidental dwelling fires.
Nationally, the number of people killed or injured in house fires has fallen from 61 in 2001/02 to 30 this year.
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