Three U.S. surgeons general have played the biggest roles in alerting the public to the dangers of tobacco. In 1964, Dr. Luther Terry issued the first Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health, irrefutably linking smoking with lung disease and other illnesses. The report led to a sharp drop in smoking and to the first warning labels on cigarette packages.Seven

On July 14th, the KSN.com reported a fire at Raintree Apartments located on the west side of Wichita at 700 N. Silver Springs. Firefighters stated that a carelessly discarded cigarette from an upstairs apartment sparked the blaze and caused over $600,000 in damages including personal belongings of displaced residents. The American Red Cross is assisting residents that were affected by the fire. On Saturday,