A 17-year-old Nevada teen was left with what looked like “close-range gunshot wounds” after a vape pen that his mother had given him to help him quit smoking exploded in his mouth.
Unfortunately, vapers’ pockets have no short-circuit protection. If you carry an extra battery for your mod in a pocket with keys or loose change, those metal objects can accidentally connect the positive and negative poles of the battery. When power flows directly from the positive to the n...
Related articleA man dies after his e-cigarette explodes in his face Both deaths were in adults, but numerous teenagers have reported burns from similar e-cigarette explosions. The injuries have mounted as experts warn of an “epidemic” of teen vaping, with almost 40% of 12th-graders using ...