3 students suffer minor injuries when battery explodes at Taylorsville High

SALT LAKE CITY — A battery in a small electronic device exploded Tuesday morning at Taylorsville High School, leaving some students with minor injuries, school officials said.Students were in class at 9:45 a.m. when a device began smoking inside a student's backpack, said Ben Horsley, communications director for Granite School District.The backpack with the device was sitting on the floor. The battery exploded a few moments later, according to the school district.The explosion caused the b