“He was a real sweet kid,” Steve Brown told The Washington Post on Tuesday, about two weeks shy of his son’s birthday. One man was killed in Florida in May after his vape pen peppered his head with shrapnel and ignited a fire in his home. There were more than 2,000 vape pen explosion and burn injuries in the United States from 2015 to 2017, according to a study published by Tobacco Control. (Brown family)The Brown family huddled together at John Peter Smith Hospital after William’s arrival. “When he saw somebody in trouble, having a hard time, he’d be there to help out,” Steve Brown said.

Source: Washington Post February 05, 2019 19:45 UTC