Man injured after charging E-cig explodes
Sunday, August 10, 2014 @ 6:38 PM
A BARCELONA man has been rushed to hospital after his electronic cigarette exploded and caused him injuries.
The unnamed victim, from Vilafranca del Penedès just outside the city, was charging his 'E-cigarette' near his bed when it blew up and set fire to his mattress.
His bed went up in flames and he sustained burns to his arms, but his life is not said to be in danger although the severity of his wounds has not been revealed.
E-cigarettes, a popular alternative to conventional smoking and banned in enclosed public places - but not currently in bars or restaurants - in Spain, have come under scrutiny recently as certain incidences have shown they may not be such a safe option after all.
One man was diagnosed with serious lung problems caused by a type of glycerine in the cartridges used to refill E-cigarettes, although bronchologists at the hospital treating him say he was 'smoking', or 'vaping' - so-called because the contraptions give off vapour rather than smoke - a very high quantity per day which, had they been mainstream cigarettes, would have made him an extremely heavy smoker.
Electronic cigarettes contain and give off nicotine, the addictive element in conventional cigarettes, but none of the other harmful chemicals found in these.
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