Cigarettes 'the cause of at least a quarter of fatal fires'
Cigarettes were the cause of 25% of fatal fires over the last decade, it has been reported.
The Irish Times reports that 366 people died in 326 fires across Ireland between 2005 and 2014.
In more than half of these cases, the cause of the fire is unknown, however in 158 instances, where the cause is known, a quarter were caused by cigarettes.
Some 18% were suspected to be electrical appliances which started the fires, while 3% were caused by electric blankets.
