Vaping horror: Exploding e cigarette battery made man's trousers explode 'like a firework' Daily Record Exploding e cigarette injures woman, destroys car E Cigarette Exploded in a Teenager's Mouth, Damaging His Jaw The New York Times Video demonstration of fatal electronic cigarette explosion. 25 separate incidents of explosions and fires involving e cigarettes were reported from 2009 to 2014 with 8% of these being reported as