Moment dog starts house fire by chewing phone charger

A dog was caught red-handed starting a house fire by chewing on a lithium-ion battery.

The innocent looking pup was found to blame as CCTV footage showed it biting through a portable power bank as another dog and a cat looked on.

Sparks shot out of the battery pack and it set a mattress on the ground abalze.

‘While the home was significantly damaged, their two dogs and cat escaped the home uninjured through a dog door,’ stated Tulsa fire officials.

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