E cigarette explodes in teen's mouth, breaks jaw and teeth "I never thought it would appen to me" Temple woman recounts vape explosion GRAPHIC: Mom warns against vape pen after one explodes, leaving son with shattered jaw Vaping Is Quietly Destroying Your Smile Exploding e cigarette 'lit my kid's face on fire,' warns Alberta father CBC News Austin Adams, just 17 years old, was trying to quit tobacco when his electronic cigarette literally exploded inside his mouth. The blast was so brutal that it "vaporized" the tissue of his