Terrifying moment hoverboard charger explodes and sets home on fire

Doorbell footage has captured the moment a teen rescued his dog after a hoverboard charger exploded and set the home on fire.

Ring camera footage showed brave 13-year-old Leo screaming to alert his family to get out of their Eastbourne, East Sussex, home. Realising his dog was trapped upstairs, he rushed up the stairs and grabbed his pooch before running outside. The explosion and Leo's heroic rescue was all captured on the Ring doorbell camera.

The family's home was destroyed in the August 29 fire, which a report confirmed was caused by the Segway charger lithium battery having "popped" then exploded. Mum Chelsea Fiekert, 31, bought the Chinese-made kit from Amazon after she lost the original charger with the item coming in on the day of the fire. The hoverboard had been charging in the hallway when at 9pm she heard a popping sound an saw the charger explode.

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Just five minutes later, the flames had reached the ceiling. "We were all screaming as you can see from the Ring camera but he [Leo] ran up there," Chelsea told GMB. "I just have to keep reminding him it was a very dangerous thing to do but he did rescue his dog."

Thankfully, Chelsea, Leo, her friend and seven-year-old niece all managed to escape unharmed from the building. Chelsea praised Leo as "brilliant" and that he had become the "man of the house" following his heroic rescue. She added: "It just clicked in his head that [his dog] was upstairs and he wouldn't have left him - it's his support dog. It sleeps with him [and] is always with him. As you can see on the camera, he was brilliant. He was screaming at everyone to get one. He was the man of the house."

Last May, the UK government warned the charger, called the Tyzygmy Li-on, was a high-risk item that could start fires and electric shocks due to being of "poor build quality." A product safety report obtained by MailOnline said: "The product presents a high risk of fire and electric shock as the transformer was of a poor build quality because it did not meet the requirements for creepage and clearance. The product's fuse did not contain a ballast and is considered counterfeit. This does not meet the requirements of BS1362 and is considered a fire risk.

"The product was also not supplied with an instruction manual with the required safety warnings, usage, and end of life disposal information. The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016."

Chelsea said she saw whether the charger was compatible and read all the reviews before she went ahead with buying it. She also claims to have tried to leave a bad review on three occasions but that they were rejected each time. "People don't realise the dangers of them," she added. "I personally don't believe they should be allowed and should be banned."

An Amazon spokesperson told MailOnline: "We are saddened to hear about the incident and we are in contact with the customer. Safety is a top priority at Amazon and we want customers to shop with confidence on our stores. The product has been removed while we investigate."