Electronic Cigarette Fires and Explosions in the United ...

[Pages:64]Electronic Cigarette Fires and Explosions in the United States

2009 - 2016

July 2017

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Electronic Cigarette Fires and Explosions in the United States

2009 - 2016

Lawrence A. McKenna Jr. Research Group

National Fire Data Center U.S. Fire Administration

Table of contents

Key points.............................................................................................................................. 1

Updated report..................................................................................................................... 1

What is an e-cigarette.......................................................................................................... 1 Development.............................................................................................................................. 2 What do they look like? How much do they cost?................................................................. 2 How do they work?.................................................................................................................... 3 Alternate uses............................................................................................................................ 3 Health and safety...................................................................................................................... 4

Methodology......................................................................................................................... 4 Why did we look at e-cigarettes?............................................................................................. 4 Data sources.............................................................................................................................. 4

Findings.................................................................................................................................. 5 Overview..................................................................................................................................... 5 Injuries........................................................................................................................................ 6 Did the fires spread?................................................................................................................. 7 How the fires were suppressed............................................................................................... 8 Trends.......................................................................................................................................... 8

A new and unique hazard to consumers.......................................................................... 11 Spare batteries.......................................................................................................................... 11 Do it yourself.............................................................................................................................. 12 Safety standards........................................................................................................................ 12

Conclusions........................................................................................................................... 13

References............................................................................................................................. 15

Appendix 1............................................................................................................................. 17

Appendix 2............................................................................................................................. 19

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