The weeks go by and the cases of battery explosions keep making the news. Today, we learn that a man is hospitalized in the service of severe burns in Metz after the conflagration of a brand "MXJO" battery.
THE ACCU IN THE POCKET DEGASTED AND BURNED FREDERIC HULIN, A NEGLIGENT VAPOTOR.
« The pile exploded and made blowtorch effect. As he prepares to leave for work on Monday, to 6 h 30, Frédéric Hulin starts screaming in the salon of his pavilion at Oiry, a neighboring town of Épernay. The accumulator of his electronic cigarette has just caught fire in the left pocket of his jeans.
« I was in the room, I heard screams as I had never heard. I ran, his pants caught on fire, there was a huge hole in his thigh. It lasted a few seconds, the time that the battery empties, but it has sacred sequels ", Testifies his wife, Stephanie.
NO, THE E-CIGARETTE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE!
As for 99% of battery explosions, it is not the e-cigarette that is responsible but the user, moreover in this precise case as in that of Toulouse there is little, it is clearly a negligence in the handling of the batteries which can be retained as cause of the explosion.
The e-cigarette clearly has no place on the dock in this case, we can never repeat it enough, with the accusers certain safety rules must be respected for safe use :
- Never put one or more batteries in your pockets (presence of keys, parts that can short-circuit)
- Always store or transport your batteries in boxes keeping them separate from each other
If you have a doubt, or if you are not familiar with it, consider inquiring before buying, using or storing batteries. here is a complete tutorial dedicated to Li-Ion batteries which will help you to see more clearly.
Source : Lunion.fr
