From Jan. 1, 2021, through Nov. 28 of this year, 19 people have died as the result of fire or overheating of “micromobility devices” such as e-scooters, hoverboards or e-bikes. The U.S. Consumer ...

Examples include the hoverboard burning, sparking or melting. A fire marshal said one hoverboard was the “point of origin” of a fire that killed two girls in Pennsylvania last year. By McKenna Oxenden ...