NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – One of the state’s top fire officials said he wouldn’t allow a hoverboard in his home, so should you? 
 
 They were one of the most popular Christmas gifts last year, but having a hoverboard in your home could present a major danger. 
 
 The first reported house fire in Tennessee believed to have been started by a hoverboard happened in Nashville. State fire officials are now sending a warning. 
 
 It happened at Brian and Megan Fox’s home on Radcliff Drive in Devonshire Manor in west Nashville on Jan. 9. 
 
 Underneath the snow-covered roof Tuesday afternoon, the damage was quite significant. 
 
 “It’s all going to be OK in the end, but the fact that a toy caused this kind of destruction in our lives… It’s just wrong,” Megan Fox said. 
 
 Fire officials told News 2 the homeowner’s teenage daughter and son were home at the time of the fire and heard a noise downstairs and decided to hide in case it was an intruder. 
 
 They said when the 16-year-old realized there was a fire; she kicked out a second story window and lept into her father’s arms, who had arrived shortly after hearing the fire broke out. 
 
 “I got there and I was kicking in the doors and I thought, ‘I’m going to lose two of my four children today,’” said Brian Fox. 
 
 “I was yelling for her, ‘Please jump, baby; Please jump,’ and she jumped out the window without hesitation,” he added. 
 
 He and his daughter were injured, but he still managed to get a ladder to his 14-year-old son, who climbed down to safety. 
 
 “The damage of the residence is expected to surpass over $1 million, not to down play the two teens who narrowly escaped,” said Davidson County Fire Marshal Steve Holt. 
 
 “We did what everyone else did and got the hot item for our child,” she explained. “We researched what was a good brand and got our child a Christmas gift.” 
 
 “We just want to warn people,” said Megan Fox. “We do not want anyone to go through what we went through.” 
 
 The fire marshal said friends of the family also purchased the same model hoverboard, a FITURBO F1, from the same batch on Amazon.com. 
 
 It caught fire, but luckily the fire was contained to the device, which was charging at the time. 
 
 “We strongly believe the hoverboards were responsible for these fires,” Holt said. 
 
 According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, about 40 hoverboard fires have been reported across the country. 
 
 This was the first in Tennessee. 
 
 “The state fire marshal’s offices want to reaffirm our concerns about these Hoover Board devices and offer strong warnings to Tennesseans that used them to use them with caution,” said Gary West, Deputy Commissioner for the Department of Commerce and Insurance. 
 
 What is left of the Fox family hoverboard (Courtesy: Nashville Fire Department) The 2nd hoverboard that caught fire in Nashville (Courtesy: Nashville Fire Department) 
 
 Fire investigators are not sure if Ratliff Drive home hoverboard was charging at the time, but what they were able to figure is the battery may have played a role. 
 
 “If you look closer where all the damage here is, the part that houses the lithium batteries, and we believe the lithium,” Dering said. 
 
 State fire officials are offering a few hoverboard safety tips. 
 
 They said do not leave it unattended while charging, do not leave it pulled into an outlet overnight, and most importantly, follow the suggested manufacturer’s guidelines. 
 
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 Two fires in three months in Nashville were caused by the self-balancing scooters called hoverboards, spurring officials to issue warnings Tuesday about keeping one inside a home. 
 
 When family friends recommended the product, Brian and Megan Fox purchased a FITURBO F1 hoverboard as a Christmas gift for their son. Devices bought by both families, which shared a batch number, caused two separate fires. 
 
 The smaller fire was controlled before damage spread beyond the hoverboard, and portions of the device remained intact. This allowed investigators to zero in on issues with the batteries. 
 
 According to Nashville Assistant Fire Marshal Billy Deering, who supervises the fire investigations unit, "all the damage here is to the part that houses the lithium batteries, and we believe that the lithium batteries are at the root cause of these fires." 
 
 The lithium-ion battery and recharging system have also been thought to cause dozens of other fires across the country. That's why the Nashville Fire Department is advising consumers to be careful. 
 
 “Do not leave it unattended while charging or plugged into an outlet overnight,” the Fire Department warned in a press release. “Do not overcharge the device, and follow the manufacturer’s recommended charging times.” 
 
 The Foxes fell victim to a larger fire, which the fire department has officially traced to the family's FITURBO. On Jan. 9, it destroyed their 4,000-square-foot home on Radcliff Drive, causing an estimated $1 million in damage. 
 
 This was the first confirmed house fire caused by a hoverboard in Tennessee, and it also threatened the lives of the family. The eldest children were at home when the blaze began — unaware that their hoverboard had burst into flames, authorities said. 
 
 Daughter Hailey, 16, kicked out her second-story bathroom window and leapt into her father’s arms below. Matthew, 14, ran upstairs after burning his hand in a struggle with a downstairs door. He broke through a window as well before his father — outside on a ladder — helped carry him down. 
 
 At the family's rental property today, the Foxes made a statement on the situation. Their warnings, included below in audio form, complement those released by state and local officials. 
 
 Hear the Fox family speak about the hoverboard fire. 
 
 The latest warning from officials follows concerns raised before Christmas by the Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office, which provided a long list of precautions about the self-balancing scooters. 
 
 This story has been corrected to accurately describe the nature of the fires. One was a destructive house fire, and the second damaged only the scooter.
– A double tragedy in Harrisburg, Pa.: A 3-year-old girl died in a house fire believed to have been caused by a recharging hoverboard Friday night, and a firefighter was killed on his way to the scene by an allegedly drunk driver in a stolen car. Consumer Products Safety Commission spokesman Scott Wolfson tells NBC that the agency has investigated more than 60 fires linked to hoverboards in the last 18 months, and Ashanti Hughes is believed to be the first fatality. Two other children were critically injured in the Harrisburg blaze, PennLive reports. Witnesses say they saw one little girl jump from a second-story roof after flames engulfed the first floor. Another girl crawled onto the same roof and was rescued by firefighters. More than 500,000 hoverboards were recalled due to fire risk last year and fire officials say people should avoid using any of the recalled models. They also warn against leaving the self-balancing devices to charge overnight—and against charging them without having a fire extinguisher nearby. Khanyae Kendall, 19, has been charged with crimes including aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI in the death of firefighter Dennis DeVoe. Police say she was driving a stolen car when she T-boned the father of four at an intersection as he was on his way to the blaze. (This family sued Amazon after a faulty hoverboard burned their home down.)