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Fire safe cigarettes may soon be mandatory

by Pat Coate | February 17, 2007
"His dad said if it would save one person's life, it's worth our effort to be here today."
- Judy Long, lost her son in cigarette fire

Frankfort, Kentucky, USA - A bill making fire-safe cigarettes mandatory passed a state senate committee today.

Those whove lost family members to cigarette fires say the new legislation is great news.

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