Urgent warning for vapers as e-cigarettes EXPLODE and leave two men with horrific burns WARNING: Graphic images An urgent warning is being issued for vapers as two men suffered horrific burns Report from WA Director of Energy Safety lists reports from vape explosions Two men were hospitalised with thermal and chemical burns from e-cigarettes
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An urgent warning is being issued for vapers after two men have been left with horrific burns and 'melted' skin after their e-cigarettes exploded.
A report released by the WA Director of Energy Safety lists two men who suffered gruesome injuries after the lithium-ion batteries in the device exploded.
Steve from Scarborough in Western Australia was working at Ascot Racecourse before he felt a 'searing pain and heat' on his leg. He would spend a week in hospital as a result.
'I remember seeing a burning white flash like a flare and hearing something hissing like crazy. The battery burnt through the shorts and fell on the