Light-up shoes did not cause SUV to catch fire in Katy

HOUSTON – The Harris County Fire Marshal Office determined a child's light-up shoes did not set a Katy family's SUV on fire in May.

The Viraj family claimed a lithium ion battery inside thier toddler's shoes sparked the fire.

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The family's toddler had kicked his "Jake and the Neverland Pirates" light-up shoes off in their SUV the night before.

The next morning, the shoes and the car were charred.


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