VIDEO & PICS: e-cigarette explodes and sets fire to barmaid

[onehandle]

This is the moment a barmaid narrowly escaped when an e-cigarette exploded in flames in a packed pub and rocketed towards her.

Shocked Laura Baty, 18, was serving a customer when she heard a huge bang and saw the device shoot in her direction.

The flames singed her arms and set her dress on fire as she tried to get out of the way.

The sizzling e-cig - which had been on charge behind the bar - then landed on the floor and scorched the vinyl tiles before burning itself out.

Read more: http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11133501.Barmaid_s_lucky_escape_as_e_cigarette_explodes_in_packed_pub

[notadmblnd]

1. it doesn't look like she was set ablaze to me?

[jberryhill]

2. Nope

Rechargeable batteries of all kinds and in all types of devices can explode and cause burns or other injuries.

It's a statistical risk inherent to the use of them.

[notadmblnd]

5. Yet there's no special interest group trying to get re-chargeable batteries banned.

If you think about it, we could solve a few problems by banning these re-chargeable batteries. Then no one would have to worry about people vaping e cigs in public, nor would selfish, inconsiderate individuals be on their cell phones or texting while driving.

Think I should take up the cause?

[bunnies]

3. And again you left out "I put the e-cigarette on charge in my iPad charger"

Wonder why....

[blogslut]

4. You tell me there's an angel in your tree.

Did he say he'd come to call on me?
For things are getting desperate in our home,
Living in the parish of the restless folks I know...

[cthulu2016]

6. Won't someone think of the childr... er, barmaids!!?

[snooper2]

7. I believe I saw some alcohol abuse there

[Oilwellian]

8. Idiot

He said: "I put the e-cigarette on charge in my iPad charger, which I have done countless times before.

Perhaps the correct charger for the ecig battery would have been a better idea?

[Comrade Grumpy]

9. You must be thrilled.

[JesterCS]

10. So, this is the ONE story

out of millions of e-cigarettes used. That's less failure rate than a car or computer.

Plus, what idiot charges their e-cig from their Iphone?