A dry chemical extinguisher was used to put out the fire, and the occupants left the office.
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“The multi-color, 10” Smart10 Balance Wheels, Model S2-15, were valued around $210 each, the lieutenant said. One was charging on a desk in the office, the other was nearby on a floor. “(They were) unable to extinguish that fire”.
Two weeks after four dogs were killed in a Spicer house fire potentially sparked by a hoverboard, the Minnesota State Fire Marshal has issued a fire warning regarding the devices.
The two-wheeled contraptions were a popular holiday gift previous year despite controversy over their potential to catch fire. Investigators with the State Fire Marshal’s office say hoverboards with lithium ion battery packs pose a risk of smoking, catching fire or exploding.
The fire spread from the desk to the wall and couch, Uram said.
Here are some things hoverboard owners can do to limit the risk of a fire.
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission website, the lithiumion batteries in the hoverboards can spark and overheat. In April, police in Wayne said that hoverboard batteries that were charging appeared to have caused a fire that forced residents to evacuate their Kevin Place home. No one was hurt in that fire.
About six months ago, a boy in Garfield was burned when a hoverboard charging next to his bed caught fire.
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Minnesota Fire Marshal Bruce West on Wednesday said a preliminary investigation of the Spicer fire pointed to a hoverboard as the culprit.
