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Authorities say a burn in a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania home on Fri night was sparked by a hoverboard that was plugged in to recharge. "They heard some sizzling and crackling in the hoverboard and shortly thereafter, it exploded in flames," Burn down Chief Brian Enterline told CBS News.

The fire took the life of a three-twelvemonth-old girl named Ashanti Hughes and left 2 others with critical injuries. Withal, two other women and a human being were rescued from the flames with the assistance of a ladder and professional firefighters. According to NBC News, the toddler'due south expiry is the offset fatality linked to a hoverboard in the United States. "My granddaughter, I can't replace her," Marking Hughes, Ashanti'due south grandfather, told Fox43.com. "The pain is deep. I'm and then hurt. My soul is injure."

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The incident was also tragically related to the death of Fire Lieutenant and 21-year-old veteran, Dennis Devoe. He was on his way to selection upwardly his gear at the station earlier heading to the scene when a drunk driver in a stolen car hit his vehicle in an intersection. Even though DeVoe was first reported as existence in critical condition at Hershey Medical Center, he afterwards died.

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The 19-yr-old driver of the vehicle fled the scene, but was found when she visited a Harrisburg Hospital for the small injuries she endured from the accident. After she provided simulated information and showed signs of impairment after being given a field sobriety exam, police declared her a suspect in the earlier incident. She was arrested on aggravated set on, along with other counts equally well.

While most accidents on hoverboards involve falls, there have been many reports of the toy communicable fire and/or exploding. Rachel Rothman, Chief Technologist at the Good Housekeeping Institute, explains that the root cause behind hoverboard explosions is ordinarily lacking lithium ion batteries. This is why she advises (if you actually want 1) ownership hoverboards through a reputable retailer, and checking to see if the product has been certified 3rd-party tested. "While this won't guarantee you won't get a knockoff or faulty product, it is added assurance," she said. "If you already have ane, make sure to but charge the hoverboard in direct sight (ie. not in a cupboard or overnight)." But of course, the safest route is to forgo buying 1 of these unsafe toys all together.

If you would like to help, visit the GoFundMe pages gear up up in honor of Lt. Dennis Devoe and Ashanti Hughes.

[h/t CBS News]