Half a million hoverboards recalled due to fires, explosions and injuries
by Associated Press from Technology | The Guardian on (#1KFXB)
Mass recall comes after reports of hoverboard battery packs that exploded or caught fire and caused injuries such as burns to the neck, legs and arms
More than 500,000 hoverboards are being recalled after some of the motorized scooters overheated, burned riders and damaged property.
There have been 99 reports to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) of hoverboard battery packs that exploded or caught fire, the US regulator said on Wednesday.
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