Fighting fires, one puff at a time.

• Position: STATELINE - Brief article

Kentucky is considering joining six other states that have passed legislation requiring the sale of cigarettes specially made to self-extinguish if not puffed on regularly. Kentucky has the nation's ninth worst fire-death record nationally, as well as high adult smoking rates. About a third of the state's fire deaths were caused by cigarettes or other smoking materials. Self-extinguishing cigarettes are wrapped with thin bands of less-porous paper that serve...