The Office for Product Safety and Standards and the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) have partnered with the government to raise awareness of the potential dangers with vaping devices. The 38-year-old from Florida is believed to be the first person in the US to have died from a vape pen explosion. In another incident in 2018, Tallmadge D'Elia suffered 80 per cent burns after his device exploded and also fired glass fragments into his skull. Last month, a “vape pen” was blamed for the death of a 24-year-old William Brown in Texas after it exploded in his mouth and sent shards of glass into his neck and throat. Vape and e-cigarette users have also been urged to solely use the charger supplied with the device, and not a phone charger. While this size of battery is widely available to purchase, the bodies have said consumers should only use those recommended by the manufacturer as 18650 batteries can vary in chemistries and voltages. Many vapes and e-cigarettes are powered by 18650-style batteries, which are slightly larger than the common AA battery. The explosion is understood to have been caused by keys in Mr Bingham’s pocket causing the vape’s battery to short-circuit. Mr Bingham was rushed round the corner to A&E but suffered severe burns on his left leg and also had blistering to his hand where he’d tried to retrieve the vape. “It was like a bomb going off in my pocket.” “I have never felt pain like it,” he said. Undertaking building work at Whittington Hospital in Upper Holloway, London, the 37-year-old father-of-one said he could hear a “hissing and popping” sound before an intense heat engulfed his leg. The campaign has been backed by Richard Bingham, a building contractor who last summer suffered third degree burns after his e-cigarette exploded in his pocket. Vaping devices are prone to explode and cause serious injuries if the wrong batteries or chargers are used, the government has warned.Īfter a string of dangerous incidents involving e-cigarettes, consumers have been told not to leave their devices charging overnight or to buy cheap replacement batteries, in an attempt to protect users.Īround five per cent of all adults in Great Britain use a vape or e-cigarette, and their increasing popularity has led to secondary markets emerging for chargers and batteries, many of which are not compatible with the new gadgets.
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