Heartbreak is piled on heartbreak in L’Isle-Verte Quebec today as a worker at the seniors home destroyed by fire says he is “95 percent sure” the deadly fire was caused by a cigarette. Canadian Press is quoting the employee, Bruno Belanger, as saying he persuaded a resident from going outside to smoke in the cold. Later when he heard the alarm ringing Belanger went straight to the man’s room and saw smoke coming from the unit. It is a flashback to the days when careless smoking was the cause of many fatal fires. Smoking regulations, abstention from tobacco and better alarm systems have made major reductions in such deaths. It’s believed 32 old people died in the L’Isle Verte fire.