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02-17-2012, 08:51 PM
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Re: Exploding E-cigarette - Man Loses 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. ‘A super nice guy,’ neighbour Wendy Jensen told ABC affiliate WEAR. ‘He's had some health problems with his lungs and so he quit smoking.’ The incident happened on Monday evening when his wife heard a bang from the study, which she described as sounding like a firecracker. A North Bay Fire District spokesman said that the battery blew up in his face, knocking out all of his teeth as well as part of his tongue. read more |
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02-18-2012, 12:02 AM
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Re: Exploding E-cigarette - Man Loses Teeth
Either overcharged it. Or really used the he'll out of that thing. Possibly overfilled the refill and it leaked into the housing where the battery is shorting it to an explosion... {I've taken one apart before}.....
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