Firefighters have warned residents to dispose of batteries in the proper way after a bin lorry fire in Worksop.

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 ...

Dorset Council said its crew ejected the contents before the lorry was damaged A fire that broke out in a bin lorry was "quite likely" caused by a crushed battery, a council has said. A crew from ...

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service is urging residents to dispose of batteries correctly, following yet another fire in ...

Dozens of firefighters were called out to the scene and residents were told to keep their windows and doors closed ...

Roads in London’s West End were closed off to traffic early on Monday morning after an electric bin lorry caught fire - UKNIP An electric bin lorry burst into flames in central London on Monday ...

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 shortage of bin lorry drivers and lorry breakdowns are to blame for delays in picking up Torbay’s rubbish. Tor2, the company which operates Torbay Council's rubbish collections, has apologised for ...

A routine waste collection in Shifnal took a dangerous turn when a fire extinguisher exploded in the back of a bin lorry, with the resulting debris narrowly missing members of the waste collection ...

This is the dramatic moment a fire extinguisher exploded in the back of a bin lorry after being disposed of incorrectly.