Cigarettes are leading cause of NJ fire deaths from 2007–2012 (The Star Ledger)
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The NJ Division of Fire Safety concluded that 17% of all NJ fire deaths from 2007-2012 are smoking related, or 77 deaths are from careless smoking. Nationwide, smoking is the leading cause of fatal fires from 2007-2011, accounting for 22% of fires where a civilian died, according to the National Fire Protection Association. View charts and graphs in this March 29, 2014 Star-Ledger story.