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 ...

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 ...

More Birmingham City Council bin truck drivers have joined the strike still blighting the city, leaving the council scrambling to get wagons out to collect rubbish. Reports are emerging of delayed ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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