Hover Board Exploded Like A Bomb And Burnt Down A House

With Christmas round the corner, Paul Hodkinson believed the perfect present for three of his grandchildren would be hoverboards.

However, he and his wife Elaine, 57, say they were lucky to escape with their lives after one of the hoverboards exploded in their kitchen, causing £25,000 worth of damage.

Mr Hodkinson, who with his wife has six grandchildren, said the £300 hoverboard – also known as a balance scooter – fizzed ‘like a firework’ before going off like a bomb in their three-bedroom semi in Deal, Kent.

Mr Hodkinson and his wife Elaine, 57, say they were lucky to escape with their lives after one of the £300 hoverboards exploded in their kitchen, causing £25,000 worth of damage and forcing them to evacuate