Smoking blamed for fire that displaced 25 families

PLANTATION, Fla. (AP) - The state fire marshal says careless smoking sparked a fire that displaced 25 families living in a South Florida apartment building.    Battalion Chief Joel Gordon says an occupant in the Plantation apartment where the fire started admitted he had been smoking. Gordon tells the Sun Sentinel (http://bitly.com/SWxdcs) that the resident's attempt to extinguish the fire himself delayed a call to 911.    

Smoking blamed for fire that displaced 25 families