Charleston Sofa Super Store fire occurred on the evening of June 18 , 2007 , in Charleston , South Carolina and killed nine firefighters . This was the deadliest firefighter disaster in the US since the September 11 attacks . The fire was believed to have started in some discarded furniture in the loading dock area , and though the source of ignition remains undetermined , there is reason to believe it may have been a discarded cigarette
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Charleston Sofa Super Store fire