Self-balancing "hoverboard" scooters, once lauded as trendy electronic skateboards, are now the subject of an ongoing safety investigation in the United States. Some online retailers are pulling ...

The main reason hoverboards have self-destructed is because of their batteries. All of the major hoverboard brands use rechargeable lithium-ion batteries for power, and those can be dangerous for two ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Firefighters in the city of Albany put out a fire caused by a hoverboard. Officials said the lithium ion batteries used to power the hoverboard started the fire around 11:20 ...

A hoverboard toy, the battery-powered skateboard that's likely on many Christmas wish lists this year, exploded and caused a fire that destroyed a house in Jean Lafitte, a resident told WGNO ...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is investigating the Lacey hoverboard fire. CPSC is investigating 22 hoverboard fires in 17 states. Feds attribute fires to cheaply made parts and ...

WORCESTER ― Overheated lithium-ion batteries in hoverboards caused a Wednesday morning fire in Worcester, said Assistant Fire Chief Adam Roche. The 6:15 a.m., one-alarm fire at 214 East Mountain St.