Users of Jetson Rogue self-balancing hoverboards should stop using and charging the product immediately after the company announced a recall prompted by multiple reports of fire. Two children have already died. More details told the publication USA Today. After two deaths of about 53 hoverboards/gyroscooters...
The fire, which started from a hoverboard fire in one of the houses of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, led to tragic consequences: a 3-year-old girl died and 2 more children are in critical condition. The incident occurred on March 10 at about 20:00, according to the New York Post. The family in the house heard ...
In Nashville, Tennessee, a fire caused by a malfunctioning hoverboard spread so quickly that a 16-year-old girl had to jump into her father's arms from a second-floor window, and a 14-year-old boy managed to descend the stairs. Firefighters claim the Fiturbo F1 hoverboard caught fire. The fire had time ...
Customs officials in Chicago seized more than 16 contraband hoverboards worth about $6 million. The smuggling came from China already marked ULb, which gives a “false sense of security.” Some hoverboards had fake Samsung logos plastered on them. William Ferrara, Operations Manager...
Amazon has said it will refund money to hoverboard buyers who are concerned about this wonder device catching fire. An electrical failure of the hoverboards has caused a number of fires throughout the United States, and an entire house burned down in Australia. Thirteen hoverboard manufacturers are currently undergoing security audits. Earlier ...
California has introduced additional safety precautions for hoverboards, the hottest tech toy of the year. The new law, which came into force on January 1, 2016, prohibits persons under the age of 16 from using a hoverboard for movement ...
While it is illegal to use e-scooters in New York. But some members of the city council believe that the situation needs to be changed. They argue that the devices are not much different from conventional skateboards and suggest that norms be prescribed for when and where these devices can be used. “The police ...