Two pet dogs and a cat in Tulsa, Oklahoma, had a lucky escape after a lithium battery caught fire in a living room. A camera inside the room captured the dogs running to safety as the battery exploded before catching fire.
The video was shared along with a long post that explained the sequence of events. The video shows one of the dogs escaping the mat just moments before the battery exploded and caught fire. Fortunately, both the dogs and the cat escaped unharmed.
The video, shared on X by platform user Collin Rugg, explained the event.
“Dog starts a house fire in Tulsa, Oklahoma after chewing through a portable lithium-ion battery. The Tulsa Fire Department released the following video to warn people about the “dangers of lithium-ion batteries.”
“Two dogs and a cat were filmed hanging out before one of the dogs started the fire with the battery pack. The animals were filmed in the living room on an indoor monitoring camera, observing the fire before it got out of hand,” the post read.
NEW: Dog starts a house fire in Tulsa, Oklahoma after chewing through a portable lithium-ion battery.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) August 6, 2024
The Tulsa Fire Department released the following video to warn people about the "dangers of lithium-ion batteries."
Two dogs and a cat were filmed hanging out before one… pic.twitter.com/skTb8YEzJ6
Rugg quoted the fire department as saying, “Lithium-ion batteries are known for storing a significant amount of energy in a compact space. However, when this energy is released uncontrollably, it can generate heat, produce flammable and toxic gases, and even lead to explosions.”
He stated that the pets were able to escape the home through a dog door.
(The article is published under a mutual content partnership arrangement between The Free Press Journal and Connected to India)
