Lit cigarette sets house on fire, kills man in N Kazakhstan

PETROPAVLOVSK. KAZINFORM - An elderly man died in a house fire in Chkalovo village in North Kazakhstan region on January 1, the regional emergencies department says.

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According to reports, the man fell asleep with a lit cigarette. The fire that started from the cigarette soon engulfed the entire house and burnt the man alive. His neighbors confirm that wasn't the first time their elderly neighbor fell asleep with the lit cigarette. He already set his house on fire before and had a carbon monoxide poisoning, but was pulled to safety by his neighbors.