Beyond questions over the dubious health consequences of vaporizing
itself, many electronic cigarette users have learned that their new
habit may present unforeseen dangers of a different kind. In report
after report, media sources have described sudden, often inexplicable, e-cig explosions,
incidents that have left users with severe burns, deep puncture wounds
and blind. Wide-ranging fires are common, and some vapers have been left
with searing chemical burns.
After investigating, fire marshals across the country have come to a
unanimous conclusion: defective lithium-ion batteries are blowing up,
and the risk seems highest when an electronic cigarette is charging.
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E-cigarettes - government failure?
