E cigarette explodes in teen's mouth, breaks jaw and teeth 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 GRAPHIC IMAGES: Man hospitalized after vape pen allegedly explodes in his face wcnc.com GRAPHIC: Mom warns against vape pen after one explodes, leaving son with shattered jaw