![]() ![]() "We conducted a thorough cause-and-origin investigation with multiple experts in which we carefully evaluated the evidence not only from the fire scene itself but also did an inspection of the hoverboard," Kline said. Tom Kline, a Philadelphia attorney representing the Kaufman family, told The Morning Call that evidence shows the hoverboard was behind the fire. The girls' mother escaped from the first floor and their father, who was in a detached garage, unsuccessfully attempted to reach the children on the second floor.įirefighters rescued the two girls, but they later died of their injuries at St. At the time that the fire broke out, the hoverboard had been charging in Abigail's second-floor bedroom at the family's home on Linden Avenue. The family purchased the hoverboard in 2018 at a Walmart in Quakertown and gave it to Briana as a Christmas gift. Their parents, Jennifer and Damien Kaufman, claim in the suit that Walmart and the hoverboard manufacturer, Jetson Electric Bikes, knew about the fire hazard posed by the hoverboard, but that they " knowingly, purposely and consciously concealed their knowledge of these serious dangers." New Jersey, Pennsylvania offer support to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona wreaks havoc. ![]() ![]() El Toro roller coaster at Six Flags closed indefinitely after discovery of structural damage.Driver charged in South Jersey hit-and-run that injured teen, killed horse.The April 1 fire in Hellertown claimed the lives of 15-year-old Briana Baer and 10-year-old Abigail Kaufman. The parents of two girls who died in a house fire earlier this year have filed a lawsuit against Walmart and the maker of the Rogue Hoverboard they contend was responsible for the blaze at their Lehigh Valley home. ![]()
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