Cape FD: Hoverboard's lithium battery to blame for fire that shut down mall

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Saturday’s hoverboard fire at Cape Girardeau’s West Park Mall was caused by a lithium battery inside the hoverboard overheating and catching fire, according to a Cape Girardeau Fire Department report.

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