LAKELAND, Fla. — The Lakeland Fire Department (LFD) said multiple dogs died in a fire started by a lithium-ion battery.
LFD said fire crews responded to a fire at a home on Lake Parker Avenue North around 2 p.m. on March 21.
Fire crews found a shed and a camper on fire, witht the blaze spreading to the attic of the main house.
LFD said a neighbor alerted the residents in the home to the fire and they were able to safely evacuate, but three dogs died as a result of the fire.
LFD investigators said the fire was caused by a charging lithium-ion battery in the shed behind the home.

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