Dog accidently starts a fire in the home of his owner

House fire in Chapel Hill North Carolina

By George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (122379)

Lake Charles, Louisiana

October 17, 2025 3:12pm CST

Colton who is the dog that is owned by a Chapel Hill Fire Department was away from his home on Tuesday October 14 when Colton was chewing on a device that had a lithium-ion battery that caused a fire inside the home which caused Colton to run away from the small fire. David Sasser who is the firefighter as well as the owner of the same dog received a message an alert on his app about what happened. David returned to his home to find out that the fire did not get the rug and his dog was not injured. Lesson is to keep certain toys away from pets. Link is upi.com/9791760536248 via @upi

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@celticeagle (190074)

• Boise, Idaho

18 Oct

And, maybe some pets should be in a confined area when the owner is gone.

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@celticeagle (190074)

• Boise, Idaho

18 Oct

@Deepizzaguy ......There is such a thing as safety for the animal and others.

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@Deepizzaguy (122379)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

19 Oct

@celticeagle You are right.

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@Deepizzaguy (122379)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

18 Oct

You have a good point there.

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@porwest (112928)

• United States

18 Oct

I guess he wanted to be a hot dog.

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@jstory07 (148798)

• Roseburg, Oregon

18 Oct

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@Deepizzaguy (122379)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

18 Oct

A very good choice of words since my cats like to mess with the wires near the television set which causes disconnections to my television set.

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@porwest (112928)

• United States

19 Oct

@Deepizzaguy I could make another joke to incorporate the cat, but myLot might ban me.

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@AmbiePam (121277)

• United States

17 Oct

If anyone wouldn’t make me mad about starting a fire it would be a dog.

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@Deepizzaguy (122379)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

17 Oct

I know what you mean since dogs like to play with toys inside of a home.

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@May2k8 (19795)

• Indonesia

19 Oct

Not only animals, even small children can play with matches.

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@Deepizzaguy (122379)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

19 Oct

You are right.

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@RasmaSandra (98156)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

17 Oct

Silly doggy glad he was OK and the fire controlled,

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@Deepizzaguy (122379)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

17 Oct

The owner of the dog agrees that his dog is a curious pet.

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@JudyEv (382693)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Oct

Lithium batteries seem to be quite dangerous.

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@Deepizzaguy (122379)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

18 Oct

I have noticed a pattern of fires due to the lithium batteries.

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@jstory07 (148798)

• Roseburg, Oregon

18 Oct

That is good that the dog was not injured. The dog should not be given a toy with a lithium-ion battery.

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@Deepizzaguy (122379)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

18 Oct

That is a good idea to give a toy to the dog that will not cause any fires inside of a home.

@LindaOHio (222986)

• United States

18 Oct

I'm so glad the dog wasn't injured and that the fire didn't spread.

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@Deepizzaguy (122379)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

18 Oct

I am in agreement with you that no one was hurt in the incident.

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