Officials with the Louisiana Fire Marshal's Office are warning against charging batteries for toys and the like on or near combustible items.
The advice follows a destructive blaze that destroyed part of a Baton Rouge apartment complex Christmas night, displacing more than two-dozen residents.
Fire Rips Through Jefferson Shadows Apartment Complex
By WJBO Newsradio
Investigators say the fire at the Jefferson Shadows apartment complex started after the battery of a remote-control toy car was left charging on a bed.
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