Search icon

News

17th May 2018

Man dies after vape pen explodes and lodges shrapnel in his skull

Paul Moore

Netflix smoking

It is believed to be the first US death from a vape pen explosion.

A man has died after a vape pen exploded and lodged fragments into his skull, a post-mortem examination has found.

Tallmadge D’Elia also suffered burns to over 80% of his body after the fire on 5 May that was caused by an exploding e-cigarette, according to forensic officials.

The Tampa Bay Times have reported that Mr D’Elia was discovered by firefighters in the burning bedroom of his family home. The official post-mortem report states that the exploding e-cigarette had “sent two pieces of the vape pen into his cranium”.

The official cause of death was announced as a “projectile wound of head.” The report also said that the 38-year-old suffered “thermal injuries,” or burns, to roughly 80% of his body.

One of the pieces that was removed from his head featured the logo of Smok-E Mountain Mech Works, which is a company that’s based in the Philippines.

In a statement that was released to ABC Action News, Smok-E Mountain Mech Works said that their “devices do not explode, instead telling us (ABC) it is likely an atomizer (the part a person inserts into their mouth) or a battery issue.”

 

 

LISTEN: You Must Be Jokin’ with Conor Sketches | Tiger Woods loves Ger Loughnane and cosplaying as Charles LeClerc 

Topics:

News,Sensitive