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Citing a potential fire hazard, major U.S. airlines are banning hoverboards from their cabins and cargo holds. Announcing its ban, Delta acknowledged the toy's "presence on many gift lists this holiday season" but said safety comes first.


The bans come as the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says it's looking into at least 10 reports of the self-balancing electric scooters bursting in flames — an occurrence that's allegedly 

, in some cases.
From Atlanta member station 


Saying that it's aware of hoverboards' growing popularity, the CPSC tells 

 that it's working to investigate a range of sample products "as quickly as possible."
A spokesman tells Gizmodo that the agency is also looking into numerous reports of people being sent to the emergency room after falling off hoverboards. On Thursday, online retailer 

 it would no longer sell the toy, citing "the continued emergence of news reports highlighting safety concerns."


, Delta says that part of the airlines' problem with the self-balancing devices is that they're not labeled consistently – particularly when it comes to the power capacity of their lithium-ion batteries.
The airline notes that federal regulations place a 160 watt-hour limit on such batteries; the 

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The bans come as the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says it's looking into at least 10 reports of the self-balancing electric scooters bursting in flames.

Hoverboards land on no-fly list, as airlines cite fire concerns

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