The house was completely gutted by the blaze which is believed to have been caused by a faulty hoverboard charger bought on Amazon.

Moment boy saves pet dogs as fire caused by hoverboard charger rips through home

Thousands of pounds worth of hoverboards have been destroyed after officials found they posed a fire hazard.

Ninety hoverboards which posed fire hazard destroyed

Detectives have released a video of CCTV footage after a teenager was stabbed in the face and neck in a hoverboard robbery.

The Massey family from Belfast said the hoverboard was on charge in their living room when it just "exploded into big flames". 

The move comes following a spate of reported fires and explosions caused by the toy.

Actor Russell Crowe has hit out at Virgin Australia after he and his children were told they could not take hoverboards on a flight.

The latest plea over fire risk from faulty products comes from the Local Government Association.