Perth man left with third-degree burns after vape 'exploded' in his pocket

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A Perth man has been left with third-degree burns after a vape “exploded'” in his pocket.

The man, 40, now faces years of therapy to restore the injury performed to his leg.

The incident comes because the Australian Medical Association (AMA) renew their calls to the state authorities to do extra to curb the promote and provide of vapes throughout Western Australia, notably to kids.

“The vape equipment basically exploded and he sustained the burns to 7 per cent total body, surface area of his body,” AMA President Dr Mark Duncan-Smith.

“He required operations, he required two weeks in hospital and he described it certainly as an experience he would not recommend to any other.

“Vaping is being particularly focused in the direction of our kids they usually have to be protected by us as a society and by a authorities by guaranteeing that the utmost fines are utilized to folks that promote these illegally”

The sale of nicotine vapes and e-cigarettes without a prescription has been banned for several years in WA.

The WA Health Department has seized and destroyed 24,000 products in the past 12 months alone.

“The McGowan Government have turn into a toothless tiger with regards to speaking an enormous sport on vapes however really not imposing any,” Opposition Leader Libby Mettam said.

Fines can’t be handed out under the current legislation, hut Health Minister Amber Jade Sanderson insists WA has some of the toughest tobacco laws in the country.