FDA probes dangers of exploding e-cigarette batteries

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is probing the dangers of exploding batteries in e-cigarettes, following dozens of reports of devices that have combusted, overheated or caught fire and sometimes injured users.The agency announced a two-day public meeting for April, according to an online posting.The Associated Press reported last month that 66 explosions were identified by the FDA in 2015 and early 2016.E-cigarettes are hand-held devices that vaporize liquid nicotine. Their sa