Vaping may cause lung damage in the long term but in a rare case, it may have cost one man his genitals. The fumes weren’t coming from his mouth as the lower part of his body took a hit when the vape caught on fire in his pocket.
Fire rescuers arrived at the vape shop in Bicester, Oxfordshire, to assist the customer panicking and hitting his pant pocket as the battery released fumes into the air. The rescue team found a lithium-ion battery that had caught on fire in the man’s pocket.
One delayed second in the rescue mission may have fried up areas that are sensitive. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue released a statement that read: “The customer was given a precautionary check over to check for injuries and was unharmed by the incident. Work to clear the smoke and gases produced by the battery took some time.”
They issued a public warning to stop more people from risking their manhood: “With any battery, it is advised that if one from a batch is defective then the whole lot should be carefully discarded.”
The story ends on a high note with the man still intact and he made it out of the chaos with no injuries to his genitals.