A 14-year-old girl riding the Hogwarts Express at Universal Studios theme park in Orlando suffered burns to her face, arm and leg when another passenger’s e-cigarette exploded. Witnesses said a “fireball” shot from the device, injuring the girl, who was taken to Arnold Palmer Children’s Hospital for treatment. The owner of the device also may have been injured, but he fled the scene before police arrived.
The incident is one of a growing number of e-cigarette fires and explosions triggered by faulty lithium-ion batteries. These incidents have occurred while devices are in use, being carried or transported and while the battery is being charged.
“The shape and construction of e-cigarettes can make them more likely than other products with lithium-ion batteries to behave like “flaming rockets” when a battery fails,” according to a report by the United States Fire Administration. Between 2009 and 2014, 25 fire and explosion incidents involving an e-cigarettes resulted in 10 injuries.
In 2015 and 2016, at least six more injuries were reported including: a 29-year-old man who was hospitalized in Colorado Springs with a broken neck, facial fractures, burns to his mouth and shattered teeth after an e-cigarette exploded in his face. And a 23-year-old California man who suffered such serious injuries to his face and hand that part of his index finger needed to be amputated.
If you were seriously burned by an exploding e-cigarette, you may have a claim against the manufacturers of the vape device and battery, and possibly others. Contact our experienced lawyers for a free consultation.
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Source:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/e-cigarette-explodes-on-harry-potter-ride-injuring-girl_us_57f39c90e4b0703f7590c8aa
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/03/us/ecigarette-explosion-ride-trnd/
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37544502