Childrens book sparks fire inside Burke County minivan, investigators say WSOC TV [Video]

HILDEBRAN, N.C. — Firefighters in Burke County say a children’s book was the source of a fire that started inside a mother’s minivan. Investigators believe a lithium battery in that book overheated, burning a child’s safety seat.

Channel 9′s Dave Faherty learned that the child was not hurt.

Firefighters said the family had returned home from church Sunday and were inside their home when a neighbor noticed the smoke. A family member grabbed a garden hose and was able to get the fire out.

Chief Bobby Craig at the George Hildebran Fire and Rescue showed Faherty what was left of the child safety seat after it caught fire.

The book they say caused the fire has a button to make noises and is battery-operated.

“The world itself is moving to lithium batteries, which propose some of these troubles to the fire service,” Chief Craig said. “I don’t know if there …