http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/648574/E-cig-burns-battery-explodes-burns
THIS is the horrific moment an e-cig battery exploded “like a rocket” in a man’s pocket – just inches from his seven-year-old son.
The 47-year-old spent 10 days in hospital
Mick Bennett, 47, was severely burned and spent 10 days in Wythenshawe Hospital, needing skin grafts.
He has also lost some feeling in his leg due to nerve damage.
Mr Bennett, from Bamford, Rochdale, had been skating around Bury Roller Rink with two of his children when the battery “went off”.
Mick was with his youngest son at the time the battery exploded
Mr Bennett said: “I’d been picking my son up the whole time as he kept falling over, that explosion could’ve been in his face.
“I’d taken a day off work to take my eldest and youngest rollerskating as my wife Rosemary needed to work.
“The battery wasn’t even on, I don’t know what happened, it just went off like a Roman candle or something.
“The lights came on and the music went off – people were just staring at me, and then the manager ran over to see if I was okay.”
Mr Bennett said the battery ‘went off like a Roman candle’
Mr Bennett said his trousers had melted and were smouldering and he also ended up with burns to his hands from trying to put out the flames.
He now has to attend hospital every two days for his burns to be redressed.
He added: “It was a nightmare, I was in shock and the kids were just silent, they were terrified.
The 47-year-old needed skin grafts and has suffered nerve damage
“These things shouldn’t be able to just go off like that. I’ve been onto trading standards as well as the remains of the battery is now with them.”
Mick has now sought legal advice from Manchester-based Carter and Carter Solicitors.
He added: “It was a scary experience. I turned to e-cigs two years ago to quit smoking. Since this happened I haven’t touched one and certainly don’t intend to.”