Texas home destroyed by lithium-ion battery fire [Video]

A lithium-ion battery fire caused by a charging vacuum cleaner destroyed a Leander, Texas home, displacing the residents and killing two of their four cats.

Story: https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/leander-family-rebuilds-after-battery-fire-destroys-home-kills-two-pets#
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