1.   Campolo did, however, dispute a Star-Ledger report that investigators had eliminated careless smoking and faulty electrical wiring as possible causes.

2.   Careless smoking, faulty heating equipment, and kitchen and electrical hazards are the major causes of house fires.

3.   Campolo declined to comment on whether careless smoking may have caused the fire.

4.   Essex County Prosecutor Donald Campolo disputed a published report that investigators had eliminated careless smoking and electrical problems as possible causes.

5.   Essex County Prosecutor Donald Campolo has said investigators have not ruled out arson, careless smoking or electrical problems as possible causes.

6.   Essex County Prosecutor Donald Campolo refuted a report Thursday in The Star-Ledger of Newark that investigators had eliminated careless smoking and electrical problems as possible causes.

7.   Essex County Prosecutor Donald Campolo has said that investigators have not ruled out arson, careless smoking or electrical problems as possible causes.

8.   Fire officials estimate that at least a third of the fire deaths in the state occurred in blazes sparked by careless smoking.

9.   He refuted a report in Thursday editions of The Star-Ledger that investigators had eliminated careless smoking and electrical problems as possible causes.

10.   He would not comment on whether careless smoking may have caused the blaze.