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"It was like fireworks," Horne told WGNO-TV, "the middle part of the board -- just 'poof.'"
Horne said hoverboard was atop a mattress when it started spitting flames and the fire quickly spread to engulf the entire house. She said on Facebook her family's dog "looked lifeless" when she was pulled from the flames by firefighters, but she was revived when they gave her oxygen.
The mother said the house and all of its contents were determined to be a complete loss. She said her family was renting the home and the homeowner did not have insurance.
She said the hoverboard was ordered on Amazon.com from a company called Fit Turbo.
The incident is under investigation by the Louisiana State Fire Marshall's Office.