CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A curious "counter-surfing" dog in North Carolina found out the hard way that not all objects are chew toys.

The dog, named Colton, was home alone with the family cat, when he grabbed a device and started playing with it on the living room rug.

Moments later, smoke and flames burst out of the object -- causing Colton to dash up a nearby staircase. Luckily for him, video from an inside camera showed the fire went out quickly -- and no one was injured.

Colton's owner, David Sasser, also happens to be Assistant Fire Chief with the Chapel Hill Fire Department . He shared the video and is speaking out to show the importance of storing items with lithium batteries correctly.

“The battery in the video was charged and unplugged when finished. It wasn't under any recall

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