Vacuum Battery Explosion Ignites Blaze, Leaving Texas Man’s Family Homeless
Leander, Texas — An unexpected explosion from a vacuum battery took less than 30 minutes to engulf Shaun Noll’s home in flames, leaving him and his family with nothing on Easter morning. The battery, plugged in to charge the cordless vacuum, detonated while Noll’s sons were in the living room, prompting them to quickly seek help from a neighbor as the fire started to spread. Noll, who was alerted by his neighbor, rushed back home …