“It was 9/11. I thought someone had put something in my bag”.
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McInerney says she immediately dumped the contents onto the floor. Thick, black smoke could be seen pouring out of the high-end purse.
The Old Bridge woman told News 12, which first reported the story, the battery scorched all the items in her purse. The culprit has been the ion lithium Batteries that power 95 percent of all electronic mobile devices. They are also delicate – a crack, a fray or a defect has the possibility of leading to an explosion like the one that rattled McInerney.
In February, Kentucky resident Josh Hamilton sustained severe burns on his right thigh after his e-cigarette’s exploded in his pocket. Hamilton’s was one of several cases of e-cigarette battery explosion earlier this year. She added that the e-cigarette battery was in a pocket by itself when it exploded.
THIS is the shocking moment a dodgy vape pen exploded in a woman’s handbag while she was out shopping.
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She added: “Just knowing that I have my child and my bag in the back seat; my daughter is in the vehicle seat next to it”. She said all her belongings were either molten or burnt, according to AP.
