Shell Gas Station the scene of a man and his hot pants
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
United States
February 24, 2016 12:57pm CST
Josh Hamilton of Owensboro, KY is an e-cigarette smoker. He probably thought that an e-cig was safe but he found out differently. Will quit smoking completely now...or what?
While standing inline inside of a Shell Gas Station poor Mr. Hamilton's e-cig battery exploded setting his pants on fire. He rushed out the door while struggling to get the heck out of his burning pants. He could have done serious damage to his.....you get where I'm going with that don't you?!
An employees used a fire extinguisher on the man and someone else drove him to a hospital. It turns out he has second degree burns, so he's probably not laughing about this. I wonder if he will switch to regular smokes now?
I feel a lawsuit coming in against the e-cig manufacturer.
Photo: /pixabay.com/en/cigarette-tobacco-smoking-cancer-42846/
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@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
24 Feb 16
He's probably one of those that bought the cheapest he could find and got all he paid for.
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@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Feb 16
@AbbyGreenhill ....Same as with that toy they were showing at christmastime. The platform that you ride on that has lithium batteries and some have exploited.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
25 Feb 16
@celticeagle Yes, those things are dangerous enough w/o the possibility the exploding...crazy what they are making these days..unsafe
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
25 Feb 16
I don't know much about them, but my husband said those batteries explode quite easily.
@LadyDuck (502955)
• Italy
25 Feb 16
@AbbyGreenhill Yes, I have seen the video, scary!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
25 Feb 16
I knew he would sue as soon as I saw the story - did you see the video of him on fire?
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@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
24 Feb 16
Ouch! I know that hurt so bad. =(
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@cindiowens (5120)
• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
24 Feb 16
The cheaper ones have been known to do that. I wonder if they come with a warning or disclaimer?
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
25 Feb 16
Anything with a battery can explode. I have never looked at a pack of them so I have no clue about safety warnings.
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
25 Feb 16
What was the brand? Tony has one :) LOL spread the news and save some ..... well you know what I mean :P
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
25 Feb 16
I have no clue it wasn't mentioned, but it can happen to any of them.
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@LeaPea2417 (40061)
• Toccoa, Georgia
25 Feb 16
Oh my goodness, what a story. There is a rule at gas stations not to light regular ciggs while pumping gas, and it is not good to smoke e-ciggs either!
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
25 Feb 16
It just happened over the weekend - in Kentucky. It was on the national news this morning. The one you heard about must be a different guy.
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
25 Feb 16
@AbbyGreenhill then I know that someone did have similar problem to this.He kept it in his pants.
Maybe the news is late thereLOL I know that I heard this.
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
26 Feb 16
depends, this isnt' common. Did he build his own, damage in some way, or get something near it that caused it to have a problem. I carried mine for the last year, in and out of my pocket and it never got it. I did look over one day and wonder why my purse was smoking, it was on and something was jammed against the button
