Random Vaping Horror Stories That Will Make You Think Twice About Vape Pens (14 items)

(#2) E-Cig Bursts In A Teen's Hand

A 17-year-old boy in Ogden, NY suffered a horrendous fate when his e-cigarette exploded in his hand as he was taking a drag, putting a hole in the back of his throat and forcing him to get nine stitches in his hand.

His mother, who was present for the aftermath, said, "He came flying through the door, I actually thought he had had a car accident. There was so much blood."
(#4) E-Cigarette Burns Hole In Young Dad's Lungs

A 33-year-old dad from Surrey, England said that he gave up smoking for vaping in order to extend his life, but the "healthy" alternative ended up doing him more harm than good. While he was taking a hit, the machine shot hot nicotine juice down his throat and burned a hole in his lung. After going to the hospital and getting hooked up to an oxygen machine, he's still having trouble kicking the vape monkey.

"I want to give up completely but at the moment I’m just having the odd roll-up. I’m such an addict I can’t just go cold turkey even after what happened.”
(#13) Vape Machine Almost Explodes

There's nothing scarier than the idea of your trusty smoke tank exploding. Not only is it your main source of sweet vape, but it could do some real damage. Redditor Duquesne419 had to go full on MacGyver to keep his off-brand voltage booster from exploding and burning the world down.

"I grabbed a pair of pliers. The battery wasn't hot yet so I just ripped the top off and the bottom, and pulled every wire from everything I could, hoping it hadn't runaway [sic] yet. It hadn't, cooled down and taken to battery recycling at staples. Only time I've been truly concerned in 6 months of vaping."
(#7) E-Cigarette Explosion Knocks Out Man's Teeth
In May 2016, an Albany, NY man was vaping when the battery in his handheld device blew up in his face, knocking out his teeth and ripping a hole in his tongue. The afflicted vaper told a CNN affiliate: "[It was] like an M80 bomb went off in my mouth."
(#12) User Burns Their Mouth On Hot Coils
If you think something's wrong with whatever you're using to vape, stop whatever you're doing and check it out. What you shouldn't do is mess around with it while you walk down a busy street because you're probably going to end up burning your mouth like Redditor Develop-mental: "I decided to postpone the inspection till a [sic] reached the other side of the street. Bout halfway across the street, I took a hit off the mod, and immediately realized I was still holding the top cap in my other hand. I had stuck the glowing, burning coils directly to my lips and tongue."
(#5) Toddler Swallows E-Cigarette Refill
This has to be one of the scariest things that can happen to a parent. In 2014, a two-year-old girl swallowed a nicotine cartridge and almost immediately started vomiting up everything she had. Luckily, she was rushed to the hospital and given a clean bill of health a few hours later.