The holiday's most favorite gift, the 'Hoverboard,' is the one being blamed for a fire that destroyed the home of the Horne family.
"My son had just received his [birthday] present on Friday, couldn't wait till 7 a.m. on Saturday to ride it...He was thrilled with his new hover-board, self-balancing electric scooter," wrote Jessica Horne in their GoFundMe page. "When it ran out of charge, he brought it inside, put it on the charger. As I walked past his room I saw it began to shoot sparks & within seconds it was in flames, within minutes the entire room was in flames."
According to the report of CBS 12, the Hoverboard that was bought through Amazon and manufactured by Fit Turbo, suddenly burst into flames while charging.
"Both wheels. It was like fireworks, it was like a firework," said Horne in her interview with CBS 12. "I could see sparks just flying. And before I could yell 'the house is on fire,' the middle part of the board that was going between your feet -- just [went] 'poof' into flames."
The family is very thankful to the Jean Lafitte Fire Department for their fast response which prevented the passing away of their dog 'Buttons.'
"They were there within minutes & could hear my dog whimpering inside, they promptly got to her and immediately gave her oxygen," read Horne's Facebook Page. "When they brought her out, she looked lifeless, after getting the oxygen, within seconds she was blinking and acting somewhat normal."
The family now has started their own GoFundMe page in the hopes of rebuilding their home.
"We lost our home to this horrific incident & all that we own. I wasn't sure what amount to put, I wasn't sure about doing this at all..." read the page. However, I have 2 other kids as well. Reality hasn't even fully set in, but we lost everything except each other! On top of all of this, I found out the house we were renting has no home owners insurance, meaning the house/dwelling will not be fixed. Anything would help. Thank you & God Bless," Horne wrote.