Vape pen sparks mini fire in security line at DIA, forcing evacuation
Published: Feb 24, 2018, 11:06 am • Updated: Feb 24, 2018, 11:06 am
By Danika Worthington, The Denver Post, The Cannabist Staff
A vape pen disassembled by its owner to prevent sparking a fire did just that when it passed through an x-ray in the TSA security line at Denver International Airport in January, according to an incident report released Friday.
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The vape pen’s exposed lithium-ion battery led to a man’s satchel catching fire in the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint around 5 p.m. on Jan. 30, according to the report from the Denver Fire Department. A TSA agent immediately put out the flames with a fire extinguisher.
The whole incident only took 55 seconds but it still meant waiting travelers had to evacuate and wait for other security lines to open, the report said.
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Topics: airports, denver international airport, vape, vape pen, Vaping
