Vape pen batteries cause an average of over two weekly fire incidents on US airplanes, prompting safety concerns.

Vape pens pose a fire risk on airplanes, with an average of over two battery-related incidents reported weekly in the US, according to voluntary reporting by airlines. A safety organization alerted the FDA regarding the vaping fire trend. Despite the small number of incidents compared to the several hundred thousand weekly passenger flights, the increasing number of battery-related fires can make air travel unnerving.