A 16-year-old in Canada suffered horrifying injuries after an e-cigarette exploded in his mouth.
Ty Greer's father Perry Greer said his son was smoking the e-cig when it blew apart, less than 2 inches from his mouth. "It lit my kid's face on fire and busted two teeth out," Greer told CBC. "It burned the back of his throat, burned his tongue very badly. If he wasn't wearing glasses, he possibly could have lost his eyes."
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Greer told Global News that his son is left with serious injuries including first-degree burns, broken teeth, and burned and blackened skin. He said his son "wanted to die" he was in such agony when he arrived at the hospital.
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The father of a southern Alberta teen says his son is recovering from burns, broken teeth and other injuries after an electronic cigarette blew up in his face.
Ty Greer now faces a long road to recovery as he recuperates from his injuries.
The incident isn't an isolated one. On Saturday, a man in Germany lost several teeth when his vaping device exploded in his mouth. A 26-year-old man suffered severe burns when his e-cigarette battery exploded in his pocket. A 15-year-old boy lost six teeth when his e-cig exploded. Last year, a 23-year-old suffered severe injuries when his e-cig exploded in his mouth