MANCHESTER - A vaporizer blew up in a 21-year-old man's face and set a bedroom on fire Tuesday evening, police said.

Police first got word of "a small explosion and structure fire" on New Brunswick Avenue shortly before 7:20 p.m., according to a prepared statement from police Capt. Todd Malland sent by police Lt. Vincent Manco.

The two people inside the house made it out safely, police said, but one had suffered burns to his face and eyes and a cut to his nose when the vaporizer detonated.

The man "had been the victim of an explosion involving a vape cigarette," Malland said. "After the explosion occurred, the liquid product of the vape fell to floor and ignited a fire."

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Firefighters from the Whiting Volunteer Fire Company knocked down the fire, Malland said. The bedroom and hallway "sustained heat and smoke damage."

Medics from Quality Medical Transport took the man to Community Medical Center in Toms River for treatment, police said.

The Ocean County Fire Marshal's Office, Ocean County Prosecutor's Office and Ocean County Sheriff's Office also responded, police said.

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Alex N. Gecan: 732-643-4043; agecan@gannettnj.com