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Fire chief's dog escapes unharmed after chewing on lithium-ion battery, sparking house fire

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Fire Chief David Sasser's dog Colton reportedly escaped unharmed after causeing a house fire in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, by chewing a lithium-ion battery.

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A dog caused a fire with a lithium battery in North Carolina, United States, inside a firefighter’s house. The incident, recorded in June 2024, was recently broadcast by the Chapel Hill Fire Department as part of Fire Prevention Week, generating surprise and virality on social networks. The dog that caused a fire at the home of its fireman owner The protagonist of the accident was Colton, a dog that played with a device that had a lithium batter…

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Fox News broke the news in New York, United States on Monday, October 20, 2025.
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