The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has investigated over 60 hoverboard fires since 2015. In 2016, the CPSC recalled over half a million hoverboards due to fire and explosion risks. Recently, the CPSC re-issued warnings regarding the dangers of hoverboards after two girls who were killed because of burns they suffered in a house fire […]
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Product Recall Alert: Is It Safe to Ride a Hoverboard?
Harrisburg Hoverboard Fire Linked to Girl’s Fatality
A hoverboard fire claimed the life of a young girl on Saturday morning. The fire began around 8 pm on Friday evening in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania when a charging hoverboard ignited. After the three-year-old girl was brought to the Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest, she succumbed to her injuries on Saturday morning around 11:30 am. Two other […]
Can Victims Sue If They Are Burned by the Dangerous Chemical Properties of Wet Concrete?
In mid-January, the Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed a Dauphin County Court decision in a case involving people who were seriously burned by wet concrete. What Led the Superior Court to Reverse the Decision? Per a report in The Legal Intelligencer, the case that the three-judge Pennsylvania Superior Court panel reversed on was High v. Pennsy […]
Could I Get Cancer from the Household Products I Use?
You may have to rethink what household cleaning products you use after reading this. The Cheat Sheet, a news website that covers lifestyle topics, recently ran a story alleging some household products cause cancer. According to the Cheat Sheet piece, certain ingredients in the household items are carcinogens, which means they can cause cancer. Just because something is a […]