N.C. adopts 30 new laws
A smoldering cigarette butt in a trash can sparked a fraternity fire that killed five students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1996, and smoking materials may have caused a 2007 Brunswick County beach house fire that killed seven S.C. college students. Fire safety officials believe legislation taking effect today requiring tobacco companies to sell “fire-safe” cigarettes in North Carolina will lead to fewer smoking-related fire fatalities, serious burns and property damage. The Brunswick County fire that killed students was that county’s deadliest fire in recent years
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N.C. adopts 30 new laws
Posted on December 31st, 2009 by
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