California Teenager's Vape Explodes in His Hands After He Tried to Fix It By Banging It On the Ground: 'Digits Were Hanging'

A 15-year-old boy had to get his fingertips amputated after a vape exploded in his hand and face. (Credit: EVA HAMBACH/AFP/Mi-Pod)

A California teen had to have the tips of several fingers amputated after he tried to fix a Geek Bar Pulse vape by banging it on the ground, causing it to explode in his hand.

Aiden Dean Adams, 15, was with friends when he banged the vape on the ground after it stopped working. As he brought it to his mouth, the device exploded, sending shrapnel into his face, searing some of his fingers to the bone and burning his chest, the Daily Mail reported.