Random Vaping Horror Stories That Will Make You Think Twice About Vape Pens (14 items)

(#6) E-Cigarette Explodes, Burns Down House

A family of four experienced one of the worst tragedies that can befall a household when their 15-year-old son's e-cigarette charger caught his bed on fire and the flames quickly spread to the rest of the house.

Luckily, everyone escaped with their life intact, but significant damage was done to the home.
(#13) Vape Machine Almost Explodes

There's nothing scarier than the idea of your trusty smoke tank exploding. Not only is it your main source of sweet vape, but it could do some real damage. Redditor Duquesne419 had to go full on MacGyver to keep his off-brand voltage booster from exploding and burning the world down.

"I grabbed a pair of pliers. The battery wasn't hot yet so I just ripped the top off and the bottom, and pulled every wire from everything I could, hoping it hadn't runaway [sic] yet. It hadn't, cooled down and taken to battery recycling at staples. Only time I've been truly concerned in 6 months of vaping."
(#8) Man Loses Eye After E-Cigarette Explosion
A man in Orange County, CA lost an eye while he was vaping in March 2016. Joseph Cavins' vape pen exploded and sent shrapnel nine feet into the air. "I felt like I was hit on the side of the head and everything went south from there," Cavins said.
(#3) 14-Year-Old Blinded At Brooklyn Mall
In 2016, a 14-year-old boy was blinded when an e-cigarette exploded at a mall kiosk in Brooklyn. The injury occurred after an employee connected one of the vaporizers to the battery of the store. The boy, Leor Domatov, said that he can no longer see out of one eye because "I got a cut through my cornea."
(#4) E-Cigarette Burns Hole In Young Dad's Lungs

A 33-year-old dad from Surrey, England said that he gave up smoking for vaping in order to extend his life, but the "healthy" alternative ended up doing him more harm than good. While he was taking a hit, the machine shot hot nicotine juice down his throat and burned a hole in his lung. After going to the hospital and getting hooked up to an oxygen machine, he's still having trouble kicking the vape monkey.

"I want to give up completely but at the moment I’m just having the odd roll-up. I’m such an addict I can’t just go cold turkey even after what happened.”
(#10) Exploding E-Cigarette Sets A Man's Pants On Fire

If you're smoking e-cigs, it's probably not a good idea to keep the battery in your pocket. It might be the easiest place to keep it, but it could also set your leg on fire and give you permanent burns.

According to the man with the burnt leg, “My left leg was totally covered in fire and my right was singed. I could have lost my private parts or worse. It was terrifying. If I’d been vaping at the time it could have taken my face off."