He smoked an electronic cigarette, exploded and died

February 5, 2019

The event has occurred in the United States. It was the first time that the 24-year-old was testing the device. This is the second case in less than a year in this country.

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According to information published in the local newspaper Star Telegram, the young man, identified as William Brown, had to be hospitalized and died on January 29, two days after exploiting the device that he had bought a few minutes ago in a store.

After his death, the Tarrant County Coroner's Office confirmed at the autopsy that the cause of death had been caused by the fatal injuries caused by bursts of artifact that cut off the left carotid artery and embedded it in the skull.

"William was not a regular smoker, he had asthma and was told that there was some kind of device that could help relieve his symptoms," he said. his grandmother commented during a report that she had made a local newspaper.

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It should be remembered that a similar accident occurred last May in Florida. At the time, Elia's Tallmadge, 38, died after the explosion of his vaping device and two head injuries. In addition, he was burned to 80% of the body. His death was considered an accident, according to local authorities.

In the United States, they have already registered Hundreds of incidents related to the explosion of these devices in the last 10 years, with 38 serious injuries and one death. This would be the second fatal case.

In addition, according to a report from the government of this country, at least 195 fires between 2009 and 2016 would be due to cigarette explosions, including 38 serious ones, but so far no deaths related to these incidents have occurred. been registered.