A Couple Says Their Toddler's Shoes May Have Sparked A Fire Inside Their Car
Payless has pulled the shoes from shelves after the incident in Houston.
A couple in Katy, Texas, told KHOU were shocked to open the doors to their family SUV on Saturday morning to discover a large part of the backseat area had burned.
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Jovan Virag and her husband, Attila, were not sure what caused the fire.
They said the back seat had only clothes and shoes, including a pair of Payless ShoeSource "Jake and the Neverland Pirates" light up sneakers belonging to their toddler son.
The sneakers were still in the back of the car and were charred. One shoe was half burned away with a battery and wires exposed.
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Captain Dean Hensley with the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office told BuzzFeed News that the cause of the fire is still under investigation. However, the office confirmed to KHOU that the shoe could have been the cause.
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