Assistant fire captain: 'It is clear that torch-style lighters play a major role in the contribution to fire loss and injury in the City of Vancouver.'
City council is being asked to prohibit the sale of continuous flame butane lighters after Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services reported an increase in fires caused by “smoking materials,” particularly in the downtown core.
“The fire investigation division can support that the careless use of an open flame has resulted in several serious injuries and deaths. The careless use of open flame has also resulted in significant dollar loss and damage to private and commercial property.” “It was not clear if there was one particular model that was more popular over another, although retailers did say they sold more of the cheaper models,” he said, adding that approximately 17 per cent of the torches he sampled failed to operate safely.
• Education needed around safer smoking with butane torches. “There’s a lot of people who have never got that education when making the transition to smoking.” VANDU said they were certain that people would find a way to lock lighters, even if a ban was in place.
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