Yearly Archives: 2016

Half A Million Hoverboards Recalled Due To Fire Hazard

Half A Million Hoverboards Recalled Due To Fire Hazard

  WASHINGTON — (CNN) The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall on Wednesday of 501,000 hoverboards due to fire hazard. The lithium-ion battery packs in the self-blancing hoverboards can overheat, resulting in sparking, smoking, fire and explosion, according to the agency. There have been at least 99 incidents of burn injuries and property…Read more

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Yearly Archives: 2016

Half A Million Hoverboards Recalled Due To Fire Hazard

Half A Million Hoverboards Recalled Due To Fire Hazard

  WASHINGTON — (CNN) The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall on Wednesday of 501,000 hoverboards due to fire hazard. The lithium-ion battery packs in the self-blancing hoverboards can overheat, resulting in sparking, smoking, fire and explosion, according to the agency. There have been at least 99 incidents of burn injuries and property…Continue Reading

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