Let's get some things straight from the start: Roger Svendsen might be a specialist in addictions, but he is neither burdened with obsessive-compulsive disorder nor arithmomania. He doesn't smoke, and he's also not one of those compulsive hoarders. You'll need to know this right off the bat, before you find

No “butts” about it, tossed cigs cause fires. Along with their namesake bad habit, many smokers have a nasty practice of flinging ashes and lit cigarettes out the window when driving, or emptying their car ashtray onto the road when stopped. What’s the harm of these inconsiderate acts? First off,

Investigators say a discarded cigarette butt caused a fire that displaced the occupants of 12 apartments in Frederick. The Frederick County fire marshal's office estimates damage at $600,000 from the blaze Thurs

Cigarette butts are being blamed for a minor house fire on Century Drive. The Orangeville fire department was called to the home around 8 p.m. on Sunday (Aug. 7). Fire chief Andy Macintosh believes cigarette butts discarded near peat moss surrounding the home caused the fire. “It looked a lot

How many of us become annoyed when the driver in front of us tosses something out the window, a cigarette butt in particular? On Wednesday in Limestone County, the flick of a cigarette caused a bean-field fire near Tanner High School, fire officials suspect. It destroyed about 30 of 52

A smoldering cigarette butt ignited a two-alarm blaze at an assisted living facility late Wednesday afternoon, according to fire officials. Graham fire officials said the blaze broke out inside a room in the north wing of McGee's Guest House around 5:45 p.m. "There was heavy smoke coming out of the

The Austin American Statesman reports that more than 2 dozen people are in temporary homes this week after a fire tore through their apartment complex in East Austin over the weekend. The fire broke out on Clayton Lane on Sunday at the Tresle apartment complex near I-35 and Hwy 290.

Officials say a small fire started at the Roseburg post office when a discarded cigarette in the employee smoking area started some boards on fire. The fire was reported by a passerby just after 9:00 a.m. Wednesday morning, and Roseburg Fire Department firefighters responded to find a small fire burning

People seem to flick cigarettes out of their car windows, onto sidewalks and into the grass without a thought. And it turns out, cigarettes are the most littered item in the world. So what happens to all these cigarette butts? And what harm to they do? WTOP has the answers.

Fire broke out at the Outback Steakhouse in Big Flats Tuesday morning. Officials say a cigarette butt is likely the cause. The fire happened just before eight a.m. Officials say a cigarette sparked a mulch fire, which damaged the outside of the restaurant. There was also lot of smoke damage