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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bin lorry has been destroyed after a lithium battery dumped as part of a household's rubbish caught fire, a council says. During ...

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There were reports of at least five bin lorry fires in Glasgow last year - with three in one month alone.

Another warning has been issued by the London Fire Brigade (LFB) about the dangers of throwing out batteries in bins, specifically lithium-ion ones, after a bin lorry fire in south London. Refuse ...