A woman has warned vapers to check their pens are safe - after hers burst into flames during a hit.<br /><br />Emma Browne, 40, had been using device daily for nine months when it set alight from inside the cartridge, she claims.<br /><br />Fortunately she was not seriously injured - suffering only a dry throat - but she now wants to warn others to test their vapes before using them.<br /><br />Emma, from Ipswich, Suffolk, said: "It tasted burnt and hot so I had to rinse my mouth and drink loads of water.<br /><br />"Then I tested my vape and saw the flames that's when I realized it had done that in my mouth.<br /><br />"If I had carried on puffing on that and not checked it I could have damaged my throat."<br /><br />Emma, who has been vaping for a few years, bought the VOOPOO Argus GT pen from Amazon with two replacement coils for £79 in May last year.<br /><br />But on Saturday evening (12/2), she received a shock when she took a puff - and felt a strange burning sensation.<br /><br />After she took it out her mouth she clicked the pen again and saw bright flame emerging from the cartridge, she claims.<br /><br />"I hadn't even gotten up to 4,000 puffs on my vape, it was only on 3,245 puffs," the blanket and bean bag maker added.<br /><br />Emma says she suffered a dry throat for the rest of the night, which was fortunately cured by plenty of tea and water.<br /><br />But she now wants to encourage others to test their vapes before they take a hit.<br /><br />Emma also wants VOOPOO to check their products are safe.<br /><br />VOOPOO has been contacted for comment.
