The is the dramatic moment a hero 13-year-old boy races back into his burning home to save his beloved pet dog after a faulty hoverboard charger exploded and went up in flames.
Brave teen Leo was screaming at his family to get out of their home in Eastbourne, East Sussex, when he realised his pooch was still trapped inside.
As the flames flickered he rushed up the stairs and lovingly grabbed hold of the hound before rushing back down and out of the house.
The heroic moment was captured on the family’s Ring doorbell camera after a Segway charger ‘popped’ and exploded.
The family home was completely destroyed in the catastrophic blaze on August 29 with a fire report confirming the lithium battery was to blame.
The is the dramatic moment hero 13-year-old boy Leo races back into his burning home in Eastbourne to save his beloved pet dog after a faulty hoverboard charger exploded and went up in flames
Mother Chelsea Fiekert, 31, had purchased the Chinese kit from Amazon with it arriving at noon on the day of the inferno. She said everyone was screaming with the fire reaching the ceiling within five minutes
Mother Chelsea Fiekert, 31, had purchased the Chinese kit from Amazon after losing the original charger in a potential house move with it arriving at noon on the day of the inferno.
She was charging the hoverboard in the hallway at about 9pm when she turned around after hearing a popping sound and witnessed the charger explode.
Within five minutes flames had reached the ceiling.
The young mother today told GMB: ‘We were all screaming as you can see from the Ring camera but he [Leo] ran up there. I just have to keep reminding him it was a very dangerous thing to do but he did rescue his dog.’
Her daughter and her friend, Leo, and seven year old niece all escaped unharmed as smoke and flames engulfed the building.
Chelsea said Leo was ‘brilliant’ and became ‘the man of the house’ as he frantically shouted at his loved ones to get out of the house.
‘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 is always with him,’ she said.
‘That’s why it was upstairs and the others were downstairs.
Chelsea said Leo was ‘brilliant’ and became ‘the man of the house’ as he frantically shouted at his loved ones to get out of the house
The family home was completely destroyed in the catastrophic blaze on August 29 with a fire report confirming the lithium battery was to blame
Chelsea’s daughter and her friend, Leo, and her seven year old niece all escaped unharmed as smoke and flames engulfed the building
Flames tore through the building in the matter of minutes as Chelsea described the rapid spread of the blaze
The UK government had warned in May last year that the charger – called the Tyzygmy Li-on (pictured) – posed a high risk of fire and electric shock as it was of a ‘poor build quality’
‘As you can see on the camera he was brilliant he was screaming at everyone to get out. He was the man of the house.’
The UK government had warned in May last year that the charger – called the Tyzygmy Li-on – posed a high risk of fire and electric shock as it was of a ‘poor build quality’.
It called for it to be destroyed at the border with a product safety report declaring: ‘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 had checked the charger was compatible with their hoverboard and had read all of the reviews before going ahead with the purchase.
‘I wouldn’t have left it on charge [overnight],’ she says. ‘I wouldn’t do anything like that, I’d never leave anything like that plugged in overnight.
‘People don’t realise the dangers of them. I personally don’t believe they should be allowed and they should be banned.’
She claims she had tried three times to leave a bad review about the product but it had been rejected every time.
Chelsea told The Sun last week: ‘I will do everything in my power to get these banned as it is risking costing customers their lives.’
In a statement, a spokesperson for Amazon told ITV: ‘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.
‘We are saddened to hear about the incident and we are in contact with the customer.’
MailOnline has contacted Amazon for further comment.