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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsVietnam veteran suffers horrific burns as electronic cigarette EXPLODES inside his mouth...
...and blows out all of his teeth
A Vietnam veteran was left with horrific injuries after an electronic cigarette blew up in his mouth, knocking out all his teeth and part of his tongue.
Tom Holloway, 57, of Niceville, Florida, screamed as the device exploded and debris melted everything it touched as it flew around a room at home.
The battery in the cigarette ignited and firemen said the father-of-three was therefore essentially holding a bottle rocket in his mouth.
Mr Holloway had been smoking electronic cigarettes for around two years and took them up after he began suffering lung problems.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2101565/Tom-Holloway-suffers-horrific-burns-exploding-electronic-cigarette-knocks-teeth.html
Blue Owl
(50,349 posts)Shoulda stuck to the unsafe cigarettes!
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)rather than a permanent replacement.
Mariana
(14,854 posts)Lots of people choose to continue using them even after they've completely eliminated nicotine.
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)one day I just stopped because, gum was better.
saras
(6,670 posts)Mariana
(14,854 posts)With every model the battery is never IN the mouth while the e-cig is being used - it's on the other end! Makes me wonder what he was REALLY doing.
Kurmudgeon
(1,751 posts)Look at why they want to keep laptops off of aircraft.
I'm just real glad I quit smoking back in January 2000.
lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)ohheckyeah
(9,314 posts)I hope they figure out why this happened. I think I'll put my e-cig aside until we know the cause of the explosion.