Dog Chews on Lithium Battery, Starting House Fire

Dog starts house fire after chewing on lithium battery

This is the moment a dog sparks a fire at his home after chewing through a lithium battery. Chapel Hill Fire Department have released footage of dog Colton getting hold of the battery while his owners were out of the house. Colton chewed the battery, breaking its protective features, which caused the fire. A fire service spokesman said: “The battery in the video was charged and unplugged when finished. It wasn't under any recalls, but it wasn’t …

Dog chews on lithium battery, starting house fire

A dog started a house fire by chewing on a lithium-ion battery device. (Source: WRAL, DAVID SASSER, DURHAM FIRE DEPARTMENT, CNN)

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North Carolina (WRAL) — Video shared with WRAL News shows the moment a lithium-ion battery caught fire inside a home, feet away from a dog. The dog, Colton, set off the fire after chewing on a battery-powered device. His owner, David Sasser, a firefighter for the Chapel Hill Fire Department, said he received an alert from his security system about the fire. “[My] heart sank. I had no idea what was going on. I had no clue what it could possibly b…

Dog Starts House Fire After Chewing on Lithium-Ion Battery

The dog "counter-surfed while his humans (a CHFD family) were away and got hold of a device with a lithium ion battery," the Chapel Hill Fire Department saidChapel Hill Fire Department/Facebook Dog Starts House Fire After Chewing on Lithium BatteryNEED TO KNOWA dog started a house fire by chewing on a lithium-ion battery in a Chapel Hill, N.C. homeThe dog, Colton, was safe, and only the home's carpet was damagedNow, the CHFD is warning of the da…

Dog Chewed On Lithium-Ion Battery, Caused House Fire In North Carolina: Video

A North Carolina dog chewed on a lithium-ion battery while alone at home. Things went downhill quickly, as the battery started to expel smoke and caught on fire, with video of the incident shared online by a local fire department. The video, shared by the Chapel Hill Fire Department (CHFD) on October 13, briefly showed the dog chewing on the battery. However, as it went up in smoke, the animal retreated in fear. Moments later, the battery burst …