Hoverboards seem to be at an increased risk of fire.
 
By D/C Timothy Jones
February 26, 2016
 

A highland park home was damaged due to a fire starting in a hoverboard, the fire service has seen a spike in incidents related to hoverboards and we ask our residents to be safe when owning and storing these devices. See the news story shared on ABC7Chicago's web site for additional information about the Highland Park incident.

 
Units: http://abc7chicago.com/news/video-hoverboard-ignites-in-highland-park-home/1219317/