February 6, 2019 — A man from Fort Worth, Texas has died after a vape exploded in his face and a piece of the device cut open a major artery in his neck.

The incident occurred when 24 year-old William Brown took his vape to the Smoke & Vape DZ store in North Fort Worth to ask for help using it.

The shop did not sell his brand of vape and he did not purchase anything at the store. Soon after he walked outside, the vape exploded in the parking lot.

Brown’s grandmother, Alice Brown told KTVT:

“That went across his lip, apparently somehow, and cut his lip. That three-piece thing went into his throat and stayed there. He had a future ahead of him; a life ahead of him.”

He was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital, where he was declared dead at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday.

His family told local news that he was put into a medically-induced coma, and X-rays showed pieces of the e-cigarette in his throat.

The death certificate stated that Brown died of a cerebral infarction and herniation after pieces from the exploding vape dissected his left carotid artery.

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