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A man in Massachusetts was left with second-degree burns after spare batteries he was carrying in his pocket exploded. As a result, he claims he’s given up on vaping and gone back to smoking. According to the man, identified in news reports as Tyler Newton, three extra vape batteries he was carrying in his pocket …
A woman in Florida claims that she and her aunt were both burned after a vape exploded in her purse. The woman who made the claim, identified in news reports as Melisa Hernandez, was quoted by ABC 13 as having said that the injuries she allegedly sustained as a result of the explosion left her …
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Exploding vapes? Yup, it happens. And now the FDA has advice on how to avoid finding yourself a victim of the rising trend. Here’s the advice they’re offering, in list format. 1. Consider Using Vapes With Safety Features By the FDA’s account, it’s in the interest of consumers to consider using vapes that feature safety …
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants you to know that charging your vape with a charger other than the one its manufacturer intends for it to be charged with could prove dangerous, which is why you should avoid doing it. This means that if your vape battery runs dry and you don’t have …
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After four years of vaping, Andy Veal of Houston, Texas has more experience with a vaporizer than many and yet somehow, his vape’s battery still managed to explode while it was in his pocket. The entire incident, which occurred on February 12, 2018, was captured on CCTV. Footage of the incident shows Veal’s pants flash …
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A man in Kansas has filed a lawsuit against a vape shop in Wichita alleging that his e-cigarette’s spare battery exploded in his pocket. The lawsuit, which was filed in Sedgwick County on February 6, alleges that Daniel Anderson, the plaintiff in the case, suffered chemical and thermal burns to his hands as well as …
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Can a vaporizer, commonly referred to as a vape for short, actually explode? That’s the question we’re going to address here today, but a better question, perhaps, is: can vape batteries explode? Exploding Vape Batteries The fact of the matter is that batteries can explode. That possibility is a real one. It has happened with …
In yet another reported case of an electronic cigarette allegedly exploding, a man in Sykesville, Maryland was burned while changing the batteries on his e-cigarette. The man, who was not identified in news reports, wound up in the hospital following the incident, where he was treated for burns across 18 percent of his body. A …
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A New York vape shop, Village Vape-Or-Smoke in Webster, is being sued by a man who, according to the allegations filed in his lawsuit against the company, sustained injuries when a vaping device that he purchased from the store exploded. According to the lawsuit, which was filed in the N.Y. State Supreme Court on January …
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Exploding vape batteries are on the rise, should you be concerned? For vapers everywhere, headlines, this one included, aren’t likely to ease concerns of exploding batteries, a prospect which has been quite real for the small number of people who have found themselves on the receiving end of their exploding vape batteries, be they in …