Vape-related fires surge 450pc as batteries explode

Vape-related fires across Britain have soared by more than 450pc as lithium batteries explode, a major insurance firm has ...

Exploding vape battery sends Salem man to ICU with severe burns, family says

Her husband, Corey Elliott, was in the kitchen screaming, “I’m on fire!” According to Elliott, a rechargeable battery for his ...

Vape battery explodes in Salem father’s pocket, family says

A Salem man is in the ICU with third-degree burns after he says a vape battery exploded in his pocket.
Tobacco Control

Prevalence and risk outcomes of overheating, fire and explosion incidents related to electronic nicotine delivery systems

Background Studies have documented overheating, fire and explosion (OFE) incidents related to the use of lithium–ion ...
WSOC-TV

NC attorney general asks State Supreme Court to hear exploding vape battery case

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson is urging the state Supreme Court to hear a case of a man who was seriously hurt from an exploding vape battery. Jackson filed an amicus ...
The Guardian

Fire and ‘sheer volume’: how Britain’s 6m-vape problem is putting recycling under strain

Despite the ban on disposables, waste professionals say the mountain of discarded devices is a £1bn-a-year issue It is 2pm and Ana, 47, has just started the afternoon shift at the Suez recycling plant ...
Daily Mail on MSN

Britain's disposable vape ban failed: Millions of e-cigarettes still plague the waste system

It's been a full year since the UK's disposable vape ban - yet it seems the eco-friendly policy has failed to clean up ...