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• Exploding cigarette lighter could be cause of man's death  

After Bill died, his brother and sister hired forensic engineers to figure out why the lighter blew up. The engineers created a video to show their findings.

According to them, the lighter had a defective seal. After it had been used, the defective seal allowed the butane to keep flowing. A small flame stayed lit, hidden by the wind guard. And when Bill put the lighter in his pocket, it exploded, giving him third degree burns.

Bill was using an MK lighter made in China.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission found that defective cigarette lighters caused nearly 1,000 injuries a year.

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