Foreign National Passes Away After PH-Manufactured Vape Pen Blasts

Foreign National Passes Away After PH-Manufactured Vape Pen Blasts

A foreign national died after his Philippine-made vape pen suddenly malfunctioned, which caused a projectile wound to the head leading to his untimely death.

Tallmadge D’Elia, a man from St. Petersburg, Florida passed away after using his vape pen that suddenly malfunctioned and launched a projectile of two pieces into his cranium.

D’Elia’s official cause of death was the projectile wound on his head due to the blast of the vape pen that also caused a fire in his bedroom.

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St. Petersburg Fire Rescue firefighters said that about 80 percent of the victim’s body suffered from thermal injuries.

The autopsy report shows that there was only a very little smoke although the officials are claiming that they have found an extensive fire on the victim’s bedroom.

According to the reports, Smok-E Mountain Mactan was allegedly the manufacturer of the “mod” type vape pen used by D’Elia.

Smok-E Mountain Mactan social media page shows that the vape shop is located in Mactan Marina Mall in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu.

The company’s Facebook page was not yet giving any statement regarding the death of the Florida man.

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