LEWISTON — Fearing injuries from the powered, two-wheeled riding contraptions, the city is considering a ban on hoverboards in city buildings.

“Obviously, it’s a safety issue,” City Clerk Kathy Montejo said. “It’s just a concern, particularly at the (Lewiston Memorial) Armory, where a lot of folks gather.”

Councilors are scheduled to vote on changing city policy to ban hoverboards in all city buildings at their meeting Tuesday. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. in City Hall.

The policy change would also ban the use of rollerblades, skates and skateboards in city buildings.

“When we looked at it, we realized we didn’t have any language concerning using any of those in city buildings,” Montejo said.

But Montejo said the hoverboards are the main focus of the change.

“There have been so many reports of hoverboards catching fire, as well as injuries from accidents,” Montejo said. “We just felt, from a safety perspective, they should not be permitted inside city buildings.”

The two-wheeled toys were one of the most popular Christmas gifts this year, and videos of people falling off them began flooding the Internet the next day.

Their lithium batteries also had a tendency to catch fire in 2015, leading to bans on most American airlines, some rail systems and in several cities.

Deputy City Administrator Phil Nadeau said there haven’t been any problems in Lewiston yet, but the city does not want to take chances.

“We just decided it would not be a bad idea to amend the policy and get ahead of the issue,” Nadeau said. “Once we have a policy in place, we can be prepared.”

The ban would only apply to city building interiors, not streets or city parks.

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