Likely cause of Franklin house fire raises safety concerns surrounding lithium-ion batteries [Video]

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WSMV) – Williamson County Fire and Rescue crews were called to a house fire in Franklin just after 8 p.m. Thursday.

Authorities say the cause of the fire is likely from lithium-ion batteries they found inside the home.

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“I looked out and I saw just this whole street covered in ambulances, fire engines, cop cars,” Donne Petruska recalled. “All the neighbors were out.”

Petruska, who lives just down the street in the Abington Ridge subdivision, says everyone was working their way to the source of the commotion to find out what was wrong.

“When I walked up the street to the house, the flames were going above the tree line,” Petruska said. “It was a huge fire.”

Authorities say no one was hurt, neighbors said the owners were not home when the fire started. But two dogs were …