Video shows a dog trigger a house fire by chewing on a battery

Safety Concerns - Lithium-ion batteries pose a fire risk when damaged, as demonstrated by a 5-year-old rescue dog incident [1] - Improper disposal of lithium batteries, such as throwing them in the trash, has caused fires in trash trucks [2] - In Raleigh, lithium batteries have been linked to approximately a dozen fires in the past year [2] Incident Details - A dog chewed on a lithium-ion battery powered device, causing a fire [1] - The fire was quickly extinguished within minutes [1]