WATCH: Battery inside woman’s purse explodes, catches fire

BOULDER CITY, Nev. (KXAN) — Sparks can fly at city council meetings when a hot topic is brought up, but at a recent Boulder City, Nev., meeting the sparks turned into fire.
In the middle of Tuesday’s meeting, a battery inside a woman’s purse exploded and caught fire. The woman was sitting directly behind a man speaking at a podium, which was being recorded city cameras.
When the purse caught fire, the woman immediately threw the purse off of her lap. The purse was hot enough to