Firefighters from three fire companies in Monmouth County responded Saturday morning to Marlboro High School after receiving reports of smoke rising from the roof of the building.

Johnson says he wants to put social workers at stops and launch an anti-smoking campaign. A council member who’s pushed for enforcement against smoking says the mayor’s ideas could lack teeth.

The cause of a fire at a Massachusetts assisted-living facility that left 10 people dead remains undetermined for now as officials investigate whether smoking materials and an issue with a medical oxygen machine may have been factors,

While smoking is already banned on the CTA, a group of Chicago alderpeople called for stricter enforcement of the ban last month.

As vaping gains popularity as a method to quit smoking, health researchers are expressing concerns about its long-term effects.

Investigators may never know for certain what sparked the fire. But a clearer picture of what happened has begun to come into focus.

Mayor Brandon Johnson signaled an openness to ramping up police enforcement, but shared few specifics on what anti-smoking efforts will look like or cost.

"The freedom to smoke must end where the freedom of children to breathe fresh air begins," added Vautrin. According to a report from the World Health Organization, there is no safe level of exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke.

Smoking offers a palpable pause, a singular moment of physical presence in an existence mediated by ever-present pressure.