OWENSBORO, KY (KTRK) -- A man in Kentucky was seriously burned by an exploding e-cigarette in his pocket.
In surveillance video, the customer is seen standing at the counter when flames suddenly start shooting out of his pants.
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He quickly reaches into his pockets and removes an e-cigarette, but his pants are still burning. The store employees are seen trying to help him.
One witness told local station WFIE, "I was shocked! I was like, 'What was that? You have a bomb in your pocket? I was like that! You carry your bomb in your pocket?' I was totally shocked and just like this my hands were on my head."
The man blames the fire on the battery in his e-cigarette exploding.
He suffered second degree burns to his thighs and legs.