matthew gilson claims the lithium battery was in his pocket when it blew up. in surveillance video from his work place in north field, you can see him running, smoke trailing behind. he and his attorneys say the warnings should be given. >> this kind of battery thing is like with parents and everything, they gotta treat it like a gun, they gotta hide it in high cabinets, it's shiny and yellow, a kid could get ahold of it, these things are dangerous. shelley: we reached out to the store he bought pretty, they declined to comment. the company in china who manufactures it did not answer our questions. tom: if the weather forecast has you searching for a warmer place, we might have an idea for you. the new hampshire ork sid society is celebrating its 25th annual show in nashua this weekend. with beauty around every corner it's a perfect valentine's weekend date, plus orchids remain in bloom for about three months, and that will certainly outlast any rose bouquet. >> it's the start of spring, you got flowers inside here. you can take them home, can you supplies you

you can see the burns on matthew gilson' s pants. he was at work at the time of the explosion, and surveillance video shows smoke, then gilson running. gilson was treated for second and third degree burns. we contacted the store and no one was available for comment. police say former boston mayor ray flynn wasn' t hurt when he crashed his car into a building. this is damage from the crash, which happened on a street where flynn lives in south boston. the 76-year-old former mayor wasn' t hurt but was taken to the hospital as a precaution. to 1993. he hasn' t commented on the crash. tom: in commitment 2016, democrats bernie sanders and hillary clinton met tonight for their first debate since sanders won the new hampshire primary. wmur' s sally kidd is live in washington d.c. with our commitment 2016 coverage. sally: bernie sanders had the momentum heading into tonight' s high-stakes debate, the last one for democrats before nevada, south carolina, and super tuesday. bernie sanders pitching himself a political revolution. >> the america

reporter: matthew gilson is still in a lot of pain and may need more surgery. he said he wasn't even touching the battery when it exploded, nor was he using the vaporizer, he suffered serious burns and hopes his story will be a warning to others. >> five seconds, it was like slow motion, then all of a sudden i felt the heat and i didn't know what was happening, so i just started running and screaming. reporter: surveillance cameras at his workplace caught that all on video. if you look closely at the bottom right corner, you can see something fall from his pants, he says it's this lithium his new vierpizer that he claims caused serious burns when the battery blew up the his pocket. after two surgeries and two weeks in the hospital, this is what gilson's leg looks like now, he says he remains in constant pain and could be up to a year before he's fully healed. >> it's shiny, yellow, kids get a hold of it and start banging around, they don't know, these things are dangerous. reporter: gilson is suing both the store he bought it from in laconia and the manufacture

matthew gilson claims the lithium battery, the power pocket. -- power source for his vaporizer blew up in his pocket. after two surgeries and two weeks in the hospital, gilson says he is still in pain, and it could be up to a year before he is fully healed. both the store and the manufacturer are named in the lawsuit. >> before i even bought it he had it all assembled and just handed it to me, tried it i was good to go. >> when you buy a cigarette , you know it is very dangerous and it can kill you. it can cause lung cancer. but these don' t have those kinds of warnings, so the manufacturer should put them on and the store should warn them before they sell them to them. amy: we searched online for the battery gilson had -- it does have a warning that says it may explode or catch fire if mistreated. gilson said he did not mistreat it. the store declined to comment for this story and the manufacturer did not respond to our questions. in commitment 2016 coverage now, focus in the granite state has race. and governor maggie hassan are pointing fingers at each other over the "people' the pe