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flag A dog chewing a lithium-ion battery in a ski glove caused a fire in an Ottawa home on January 8, 2026, but no one was hurt.

flag A dog chewing on a heated ski glove with a lithium-ion battery sparked a fire in an Ottawa home on January 8, 2026, according to the Ottawa Fire Service. flag The incident, captured on surveillance footage, showed the dog biting the glove on a couch, causing the battery to ignite and set a blanket ablaze. flag Flames and smoke quickly spread, prompting a rapid firefighter response that extinguished the fire and rescued the dog. flag No people were inside the home at the time, and no injuries were reported. flag The fire department warned of the dangers posed by lithium-ion batteries in consumer products and urged safe storage and unplugging of such devices when unattended.

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