PHOENIX - As news spread of a flight incident involving a person who was caught vaping, we are speaking with the man involved.

The backstory:

According to initial reports from our sister station KTVU in San Francisco, Peter Nguyen recorded the Aug. 4 encounter between himself and a flight attendant on American Airlines Flight 2860 from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport, which was a two-hour flight.

Nguyen reportedly said he "only took one puff" of his vape before the flight attendant barged into the bathroom. At the start of the nearly two-minute video, Nguyen is heard telling the flight attendant he was sitting on the toilet when she opened the door.

The attendant appears to be explaining the safety hazards of his actions. Nguyen apologizes.

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