Incidents see a blaze caused by a battery and an explosion in a lorry caused by a fire extinguisher.

Residents are being reminded to dispose of lithium-ion batteries properly after a blaze in a bin lorry. Devon and Somerset Fire Service crews were called to Millwey Rise Industrial Estate in Axminster ...

Householders have been warned not to put batteries in their wheelie bins after one "exploded" in a refuse lorry. Firefighters from Grantham and Sleaford were called at 12:29 GMT to near Hill Top ...

A routine waste collection in Shifnal took a dangerous turn when a fire extinguisher exploded in the back of a bin lorry, ...

A council is still sometimes having to mix separated recycling together in the back of a bin lorry. Rahim Mustafa, from Fairwater in Cardiff, noticed rubbish that had been separated into different ...

A fire that broke out in a bin lorry was believed to have been started by a crushed battery.

A CRUSHED battery is believed to be the cause of a bin lorry fire. Smoke was seen coming out of the back of a Dorset Council rubbish lorry earlier today in Wimborne. Members of Dorset Council's waste ...

The recycling centre in Fengate, Peterborough, remains closed [Peterborough City Council] Peterborough's recycling centre has shut due to a bin lorry fire, the city council has said. Crews from ...

A FIRE that started in the back of a bin lorry may have been caused by a battery. A fire reportedly broke out in a bin lorry on December 1, with the collection crew stating that it is 'quite likely' ...

A council warns residents to ensure they correctly dispose of batteries after the incident.