14-year-old kid blinded after vape explodes in his face at NYC mall
- 8 years ago
NEW YORK — A 14-year-old Leor Domatov was blinded in at least one eye when a vape device he was handling at the Kings Plaza mall in Brooklyn on April 5th exploded in his face.
Domatov was with two of his friends when he visited the Plaza Vapes kiosk. Domatov is nowhere close to the legal age of 18 for vaping in the state of New York, and certainly not 21, which is the age limit for handling or buying vape devices in the city limits of New York, nor does he look older than his age. Regardless, the vape store clerk showed the teens various vape devices and their batteries and chargers, reportedly even giving out 10 of his name cards for the boys to hand out to friends.
The accident occurred after the dimwitted clerk allegedly connected a vape device to the wrong type of battery charger the boy was holding. The battery device exploded in Domatov's face and shards of metal penetrated both of his eyes. He suffered severe burns on both of his hands, with one hand requiring 28 stitches to close a massive gash caused by the powerful explosion.
The eighth grader told the New York Daily News, "In my left eye, I have a cut through the cornea and I can't see out of it, and on my right eye the cornea was cut halfway through and I can see a little bit. I have severe burns on both hands. It's very painful."
Witnesses said it sounded like a bomb went off. Domatov spent five days at the Staten Island University Hospital burn unit. Whether he'll ever recover full sight in at least his right eye is unknown.
Domatov's dad, Jonathan Domatov, contacted the mall and says they essentially responded: "Why would you let your 14-year-old son visit a vape shop?"
The family plans to sue.
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Domatov was with two of his friends when he visited the Plaza Vapes kiosk. Domatov is nowhere close to the legal age of 18 for vaping in the state of New York, and certainly not 21, which is the age limit for handling or buying vape devices in the city limits of New York, nor does he look older than his age. Regardless, the vape store clerk showed the teens various vape devices and their batteries and chargers, reportedly even giving out 10 of his name cards for the boys to hand out to friends.
The accident occurred after the dimwitted clerk allegedly connected a vape device to the wrong type of battery charger the boy was holding. The battery device exploded in Domatov's face and shards of metal penetrated both of his eyes. He suffered severe burns on both of his hands, with one hand requiring 28 stitches to close a massive gash caused by the powerful explosion.
The eighth grader told the New York Daily News, "In my left eye, I have a cut through the cornea and I can't see out of it, and on my right eye the cornea was cut halfway through and I can see a little bit. I have severe burns on both hands. It's very painful."
Witnesses said it sounded like a bomb went off. Domatov spent five days at the Staten Island University Hospital burn unit. Whether he'll ever recover full sight in at least his right eye is unknown.
Domatov's dad, Jonathan Domatov, contacted the mall and says they essentially responded: "Why would you let your 14-year-old son visit a vape shop?"
The family plans to sue.
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