E-cig explosion: Florida man in coma after e cigarette explodes in his face while vaping - TomoNews

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NAPLES, FLORIDA — Evan Spahlinger, is in a coma after an electronic cigarette that he was puffing on blew up in his face. The twenty-one-year-old was in his bedroom of his family's Naples, Florida home at the time of the accident. His sister was in another room with her son when she heard an explosion followed by a strong smell of smoke. She found her brother on the floor, his face and neck covered in soot. She said he looked like he might have been gasping for air. The North Collier Fire & Rescue believe the explosion was likely caused by the lithium-ion battery which powers the e-cig. Doctors at NCH Downtown Naples Hospital said the explosion shot the mouthpiece down his throat where it may have exploded again. Spahlinger was taken to NCH Downtown Naples Hospital where he was placed in a medically induced coma to help cope with the pain. He was flown to a Miami hospital on Tuesday for cosmetic surgery. He told his sister he will never smoke e-cigarettes again. The US Fire Administration say there are more than more than 2.5 million e-cigarette users. Between 2009 and 2014 there were 25 incidents where an e-cigarette exploded, most of which occurred while the device was charging. ----------------------------------------­--------------------- Welcome to TomoNews, where we animate the most entertaining news on the internets. Come here for an animated look at viral headlines, US news, celebrity gossip, salacious scandals, dumb criminals and much more! Subscribe now for daily news animations that will knock your socks off. Visit our official website for all the latest, uncensored videos: http://us.tomonews.net Check out our Android app: http://bit.ly/1rddhCj Check out our iOS app: http://bit.ly/1gO3z1f Get top stories delivered to your inbox everyday: http://bit.ly/tomo-newsletter Stay connected with us here: Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS Google+ http://plus.google.com/+TomoNewsUS/ Instagram @tomonewsus http://instagram.com/tomonewsus