Hoverboard causes fire in Dublin house after bursting into flames while charging

Nobody was injured in the blaze.

A HOVERBOARD WHICH burst into flames while being charged caused a fire in a Dublin house this evening.

Dublin Fire Brigade were called to the blaze in Artane after the device overheated when charging and caught fire.

Flames from the hoverboard spread to a nearby laptop and couch.

We attended a hoverboard on fire in a house this evening in Artane. The device was charging when it overheated 1/2 pic.twitter.com/H31YKFLL0I
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) February 25, 2016

Dublin Fire Brigade / Twitter

The house was smoke logged in the incident but the fire was contained and nobody was injured in the blaze.

and caught fire, spreading to a laptop and a couch. House was smoke logged and fire was contained. No injuries. 2/2 pic.twitter.com/uZF6HTkTDe
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) February 25, 2016

Dublin Fire Brigade / Twitter

Hoverboards were a popular gift at Christmas but have since been recalled by several retailers.

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