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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

Peterborough's recycling centre has shut due to a bin lorry fire, the city council has said. Crews from Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to the site in Fengate just before midday.

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