Parents say their child's 'light-up' shoes caused fire, torched car

Two Texas parents are trying to put the word out after they believe their child's light-up shoes might have been at the root of a car fire.

Attila Virag and his wife Jovan noticed on Saturday that there was a strange, dark haze in their SUV, and when they opened the car to investigate, they could smell burning plastic. The passenger seat was melted, but when they called the Harris County Fire Marshal's Office, there was nothing there to cause a fire but clothing and shoes.

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"There just wasn't anything in there to start a fire," she said. "Only shoes and clothes."

After the marshal's office confirmed the shoes as a possible cause, the parents are speaking out trying to warn others.

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"I'm just glad that my son wasn't wearing it at the time," said Jovan. "I don't know if he could have told me his foot was getting hot, and I don't think he could have taken it off by himself."

"I didn't know there's a battery in there that could be flammable if it's shorted," said Attila.

"I don't want this to happen to somebody else and we're relieved it happened in our car because at least that can be fixed," said Jovan.