Western Vape Battery Explosion Injuries As seen in various recent news reports, defective e cigarette batteries can overheat and explode without warning. Vaping injuries from battery explosions include: Broken bones and teeth: Vape pen explodes shattering teen's teeth, jaw Fox News Vape batteries: I know the explosion risk is low, but do you take extra precaution when picking these up? (more in comments) : r DeTrashed E cigarette explodes in teen's mouth, breaks jaw and teeth California Teenager's Vape Explodes in His Hands After He Tried to Fix It By Banging It On the Ground: 'Digits Were Hanging' This teen's vape exploded, shattering his jaw CNN