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Defiance Fire Department warns residents about lithium‑ion battery risks after June hoverboard fire
Summary
Fire department officials described a June hoverboard fire discovered under a living‑room sofa, outlined common causes of lithium‑ion battery fires and urged residents to use approved chargers and dispose of batteries at designated drop‑off locations.
Captain Brandon Case of the Defiance Fire Department described a June 23 house fire in which firefighters found a hoverboard charging under a sofa and stopped what could have become a destructive structure fire. The homeowner evacuated two children and called 911; thermal imaging led firefighters to the heat source before flames spread.
The fire department presented the incident and broader safety guidance to the Defiance City Council on Sept. 2 as part of a short public safety briefing. “We moved the sofa out of the way and found a hoverboard plugged in, charging underneath the sofa and had burned through the carpet, burned through part of the floorboard, and charred some of the sofa,” Captain Brandon Case said.
The department stressed that most consumer lithium‑ion battery…
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