[JACK AYLMER]
MY DOG ATE MY HOMEWORK IS A CLASSIC EXCUSE-
BUT MY DOG SET MY HOUSE ON FIRE IS DEFINITELY A NEW ONE.
OKLAHOMA FIRE OFFICIALS RECENTLY RELEASED THIS VIDEO OF A HOUSE FIRE THAT OCCURED IN MAY.
THE CULPRIT BEHIND THE BLAZE?
A DOG CHEWING THROUGH A PHONE CHARGER.
THANKFULLY ALL PETS AND PEOPLE MADE IT OUT OF THE HOME SAFE AND UNINJURED.
BUT THE TULSA FIRE DEPARTMENT IS USING THE INCIDENT AS A TEACHABLE MOMENT.
WARNING PEOPLE OF THE POTENTIAL DANGERS POSED BY THE LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES MOST PEOPLE USE EVERY DAY.
T-F-D SAYS THAT THE UNCONTROLLED RELEASE OF ENERGY FROM THESE BATTERIES PRODUCE FLAMMABLE AND TOXIC GASSES-
EVEN LEADING TO EXPLOSIONS IN SOME CASES.
FIRE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE DEALT WITH PROBLEMS RELATED TO LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES.
SO THE NEXT TIME YOU LEAVE THE DOG HOME ALONE, MAKE SURE THAT PHONE CHARGER IS SOMEWHERE OUT OF REACH.
JACK AYLMER – STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS.
