Hoverboard explodes and catches fire at Texas mall

Hundreds of shoppers at a Texas mall had to evacuate on Monday afternoon when a hoverboard exploded and caught fire, witnesses said on Twitter.

Photos and a video shared by shoppers at the Deerbrook Mall in Humble, Texas showed flames shooting out of a hoverboard box next to a large plant that sat between two kiosks on the mall's first floor.

The #HoverboardFail is real! #abc13 viewer shared this #hoverboard burning at Deerbrook Mallpic.twitter.com/D0SL7ywph6 via #abc13

— Miya Shay (@miyashay) December 28, 2015

A hoverboard caught on fire at Deerbrook Mall. We'll have more info on #KPRC2 at 4.
Photo courtesy of Lexi Spic.twitter.com/uaBKJT7IAi

— KPRC 2 Houston (@KPRC2) December 28, 2015 Read more...