A 7-year-old girl's eye was lost when a vape battery acid exploded in her face.

Ruby Grainger, a schoolgirl from Dublin's suburb of Tallaght, is currently in recovery from a recent surgery. Sadly, the surgery was to remove her right eye, which she lost after a vape exploded in her face, covering her skin in battery acid. It was a terrifying incident that occurred while Ruby was simply walking past a bonfire that had been lit by some young people in the area. As she was coming back from purchasing an ice cream from a nearby van, the battery in the flames suddenly burst, sending shards flying into her face.

Ruby's mother, Ciara, who is 32 years old, recounted the horrifying experience to the Irish Mirror. She explained that all she heard was her daughter's screams as she came running back to the house. Ciara was in a state of panic, seeing her daughter's face covered in blood. She immediately called for an ambulance and held Ruby close to her chest, trying to comfort her. The seven-year-old was quickly rushed to Tallaght Hospital and later transferred to the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital.

After an emergency operation on October 5th, doctors were forced to remove Ruby's eye. Ciara shared that the doctors said it was the first time they had seen this level of damage caused by a fire. They had encountered explosions before, but never a case where a child had lost their entire eye socket. Ciara was still struggling to come to terms with the fact that her daughter now only has one eye. She said that in a split second, both Ruby's life and hers were changed forever. As a mother of four, she would give anything to take her daughter's place and spare her from this tragedy.

Doctors believe that the damage was caused by battery acid, as Ruby's eyeball was described as being "like mashed potato." Surprisingly, Ruby did not even feel anything hit her eye. The damage was not consistent with an object hitting her, leading her family to suspect that it was the battery acid that caused the injury. Their suspicions were confirmed when a family member checked the area where the fire had been and found the remains of several burnt-out vapes.

A fundraiser has been set up to help Ruby, who will now have to get a prosthetic eye. Doctors are hopeful that in six weeks, her eye socket will have healed enough for her to undergo the operation. However, this incident will have a lasting impact on Ruby's life. She will have to adjust to a new school for visually impaired children and learn how to balance again due to her blind side. Ciara also shared that her daughter will no longer be able to play like she used to. It's a heartbreaking situation for a young child to endure.

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