U.K. man killed as charging e-cigarette explodes
Baku, August 17 (AZERTAC). Fire officials in the U.K. say an electronic cigarette explosion is behind the death of a 62-year-old man.
The Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said Friday that a small fire in the man's bedroom is believed to have started when an e-cigarette that had been charging exploded, caught on fire and ignited the oxygen tube of an oxygen concentrator.
Fire officials said there have been nine fires involving e-cigarettes in Merseyside, located about 350 kilometres northwest of London, since January 2013.
The death has prompted Merseyside fire service to launch a campaign advising area-residents on the safe use of e-cigarettes.
The electronic devices heat a liquid nicotine solution, creating vapour that users inhale.
E-cigarette users say the devices satisfy their nicotine fix without the thousands of chemicals found in regular paper-and-tobacco cigarettes. However, there's little research on the health risks of e-cigarettes.
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