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	A 23-year-old man suffered a fractured neck and finger, burns to his hand and eyes and had a hole blown through his palate after an e-cigarette blew up in his face.</p>
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	James Lauria, 23, of Cobb County in Georgia, US, told FoxNews5 it had been &ldquo;a normal day&rdquo; on 29 July when he had stepped away from his work for a few minutes to smoke his e-cigarette.</p>
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	&ldquo;The next thing I know, it exploded and I was on my way to a hospital in an ambulance, and that is the last thing I remember,&rdquo; Lauria told the broadcaster.</p>
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	Lauria&rsquo;s father Ed said his son suffered first degree burns to his face and chest, while the explosion also forced a tooth up into his gum and &ldquo;out of sight&rdquo;.</p>
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	Lauria was airlifted to the University of Alabama burns unit due to the severity of his injuries and is now recuperating at his parent&rsquo;s house, though he is still on a liquid diet and now speaks with a lisp.</p>
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	Lauria said he was keen to talk about the incident was keen to talk about the incident to warn others about the apparent dangers of e-cigarettes. The South Fulton Fire and Rescue Department are currently investigating the incident.</p>
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	This summer a series of &ldquo;highly disturbing&rdquo; fires caused by exploding e-cigarette chargers led to a nationwide safety alert in the UK, with more than 100 fires thought to have been caused by the devices in the last two years.</p>
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	<a href="http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/man-sent-for-trial-on-child-abduction-charges-31533856.html">http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/man-sent-for-trial-on-child-abduction-charges-31533856.html</a></p>
