Moment lorry driver’s vape battery explodes and bursts into flames

This is the surprising second a person’s vape battery exploded burning his arm and sending flames taking pictures up his physique.

Liam Moriarty, 33, a lorry driver, was ready for a group in Dartford, Kent, when a spare battery exploded after falling from his pocket.

He had reclined his seat when the battery fell into his chair’s mechanism.

Liam, who’s from southeast London, stated: ‘The tilt mechanism for the chair pinched the battery, simply my luck.

‘There was a loud hissing sound and by the point I seemed up the flame got here up and burnt my elbow.’

Liam Moriarty a lorry driver, was ready for a group in Dartford, Kent, when it occurred

He had reclined his seat when the battery fell into his chair’s mechanism and the catastrophe hit

The truck is ADR outfitted, which implies it is ready to carry harmful items and had a hearth extinguisher prepared.

Lima used the extinguisher to place out the flames and was capable of save himself and the truck.

He stated there was a mattress and different flammable objects close by which implies the cab may have ignited and destroyed the £130,000 lorry.

Liam stated: ‘It’s simply the truth that it is an ADR-equipped truck that the fireplace extinguisher was there.

The tilt mechanism for the chair pinched the battery inflicting the nightmare to start inside

Liam used the extinguisher to place out the flames and was capable of save himself and the truck

‘On the facet with the cog mechanism, there is a mattress, a seat, all issues that may burn, it may need gone up in flames.’

Luckily his accidents weren’t extreme and the flames solely singed his pores and skin a little bit.

Liam stated: ‘I used to be extra fearful concerning the lorry which was was a three-month-old car.

‘I would not have a job and there could be a large insurance coverage declare. Each a type of lorries prices £130,000.

‘It would have been large.’