RALEIGH - A discarded cigarette was the probable cause of a fire which destroyed the luxury holiday home of the president of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co and caused $1 million in damages, North Carolina fire officials said. The three storey home was reduced to charred pilings after it caught fire while workers installing ceiling tiles were at lunch.
Butt cause of smoking mansion
RALEIGH - A discarded cigarette was the probable cause of a fire which destroyed the luxury holiday home of the president of …
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