Many of those fires could have been prevented if the smoker would have been using 'fire-safe cigarettes.'
First of all, what exactly is a fire-safe cigarette?
Fire-safe cigarettes are nearly identical to normal cigarettes, however they use less dense tobacco and less porous paper.
The technology that has gone into these new products for the purpose of saving lives has been slow in coming to Oregon.
Currently only one brand of cigarette in Oregon is considered fire-safe, the Merit 'Paper Selects.'
Now momentum is building in the Oregon legislature to require that every cigarette sold to be 'safe,' like the state of New York
KATU's Paul Bukta conducted tests comparing fire-safe cigarettes on a common piece of furniture and pillowcase. The results showed the effectiveness of fire-safe cigarettes.
