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E-Cigarette Fire Warning

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It looks like a cigarette, feels like a cigarette… and sometimes even burns like a cigarette. 

Medford'sfire departmentjust put out a warning about electronic cigarettes, the "E-cigarettes" that are all over the news of late. 

MFD responded to two incidents in recent months in which the (theoretically) non-burning cigarettes started small fires when being charged.  The fire marshal visits to talk about the causes, and possible prevention techniques.     
 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.