Exploding vape battery sends Salem man to ICU with severe burns, family says

SALEM, Ore. (KPTV) – A Salem man is in the ICU with third-degree burns after he says a vape battery exploded in his pocket.

Victoria Pierson, was woken by piercing screams in her home around 5:30 a.m. on Monday.

Her husband, Corey Elliott, was in the kitchen screaming, “I’m on fire!”…

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