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E-cigarette explodes, leaves man in coma

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Thursday, October 29, 2015

NORTH NAPLES, FF -- There's a warning about e-cigarettes after one of them exploded, leaving a Florida man in a medically-induced coma.

The man's sister heard an explosion and found him on the floor, covered in burns and soot.

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Doctors said he also has internal burns and injuries. They think the mouthpiece went down his throat after the initial explosion and then exploded again.

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