Incoming Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerCruz blocks amended resolution honoring Ginsburg over language about her dying wish Senate Democrats introduce legislation to probe politicization of pandemic response Schumer interrupted during live briefing by heckler: 'Stop lying to the people' MORE (N.Y.) is calling on the federal government to consider recalling e-cigarette batteries and devices that can injure users, The Associated Press reported.

Schumer, who has called e-cigarettes "ticking time bombs," planned a Sunday news conference on the topic, according to the AP.

The news service reported that there have been reports of the devices exploding and catching on fire, resulting in serious injuries.

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Schumer is calling on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to find out why so many of the devices are exploding, it added.

“We cannot look the other way now that it is regulated and more Americans will use them,’’ he said earlier this year, according to Newsday. "We ask the FDA to do its job and investigate why these cigarettes are exploding and force the e-cigarette manufacturers to prevent this from happening.’’

Schumer cited an apparent increase in reported injuries.

The FDA identified 92 explosions from 2009 to September 2015 and 66 from just 2015 and early 2016.

The FDA has said it is reviewing the e-cigarettes, including their "amperage, voltage, wattage, battery type," according to the AP.