Hoverboard fire menace now apparently also burning up cars

As investigations continue into numerous house fires caused by hoverboards, authorities are now looking into an incident in California in which a hoverboard apparently caught fire and destroyed a woman's car.

The incident occurred in Rialto, California while Maria Gomez was driving with her cousin and father. According to Gomez, the hoverboard, which was sitting on a floorboard in the car, began smoking.

Speaking to KCAL, Gomez said, “[My cousin] had it between his legs, and he he started to go ‘Hey, it’s smoking, it’s smoking.' And my dad said, ‘What?’ And then my cousin said ‘Pull over.'" The trio leapt out of the car, which then caught fire, apparently from the smoking hoverboard. Read more...