An Alabama couple filed a suit blaming a popular Christmas toy for a fire that badly damaged their home near Huntsville.
The lawsuit filed Dec. 22 by Judge and George Gregory claims battery-powered hoverboards caught fire on Nov. 23, causing extensive damage but no injuries.
Court records show the couple sued Hoverboards Huntsville. The suit claims the company wouldn’t provide an exchange or refund for two hoverboards that wouldn’t charge properly.
The company hasn’t responded in court, and it doesn’t have a listed telephone number. The lawsuit says it’s a shopping mall kiosk.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission said at the time it’s investigating 16 fires in 12 states that have been blamed on hoverboards, which resemble self-balancing electric scooters.
Some U.S. airlines have banned hoverboards because of the potential fire danger from batteries.
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