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West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) is delivering a stark warning about the dangers of storing batteries incorrectly after dramatic footage shows a battery explode in a man’s pocket.
The shocking footage was captured on CCTV camera by chance as the man shopped in central Leeds.
The man had spare lithium-ion batteries for his e-cigarette loose in his pocket and a short circuit was caused when one of them came into contact with a metal item also in his pocket, which may have been keys or coins.
It is also possible that the two batteries shorted on one another.
It occurred at around 2.35pm on September 19 (2016) while the man happened to be in Boots store in the Trinity Shopping Centre Leeds.
The man was left with slight injuries and needed first aid treatment.