Cédric, a thirty-something from Toulouse, was scared of his life when the battery of his electronic cigarette exploded while he was driving ...
Burned to the second degree, he now has his hands wrapped in big bandages. And, of course, he resumed smoking real cigarettes. Cédric B. a father living in Saint-Jory, north of Toulouse, had the " fear of [his] life Thursday, September 22 when the battery of his electronic cigarette literally exploded in the right pocket of his pants, as he quietly returned from work at the wheel of his car.
« I first heard a hissing sound, then I felt burns in my buttocks, He says. Then the battery is gone like a rocket, bouncing several times in the cockpit before going to lodge in the back seat ". The damage in Cédric B.'s car after the explosion of the battery of his electronic cigarette.
Cedric was frantic, standing on his pedals, before succeeding, not without hitting a heavy weight, to stop on the side of the national. It is trying to extinguish the beginning of fire in his vehicle 
that he badly burned his hands. Two motorists came to his aid before the arrival of the gendarmes and his transport to the ER.
In retrospect, Cedric jokes about his misadventure. But not to let slip because he does not dare to imagine what would have happened if he had transported children. He therefore filed a complaint with the Gendarmerie of Saint-Jory against the manufacturer of the battery which was not in charge at the time when it exploded. " I stay away from anything that has a battery, including the phone He admits after this express weaning.
Source : 20minutes
