A Williamson County family's home was engulfed in flames due to a suspected lithium battery malfunction, a fire that tragically claimed the lives of two beloved pets. WSMV reported that the fire broke out Wednesday night at around 8 p.m. at a residence located at 5504 Rathkeale Lane.

The intense blaze, which tore through the roof of the house, was met by multiple firefighting crews who worked alongside Atmos Energy and Middle Tennessee Electric to secure the scene and contain the fire, preventing collateral damage to adjacent homes, these details emerged following accounts by Williamson County Fire/Rescue.

Amid the chaos, two residents sustained injuries and were treated on the scene as the firefighters waged a battle against the flames, it was a race against time that unfortunately did not extend to the family's pets which were found deceased inside the home, as noted by WKRN.

As fire officials dig deeper into the cause of the inferno, the preliminary indications suggest a lithium-ion battery failure sparked the destructive event, the firefighters from Williamson Fire/Rescue, aided by Arrington Fire/Rescue, brought the fire under control after a coordinated effort that saw no casualties among the responders, FOX 17 reported on the incident.

The investigation into this destructive blaze in Franklin's Abington Ridge Subdivision continues as the community reckons with the lurking dangers of commonplace technologies that, when fail, can lead to such devastating losses.