A fire crew emptied the waste into a layby to prevent the fire from spreading in the lorry [South Kesteven District Council] Householders have been warned not to put batteries in their wheelie bins ...

Residents are being urged to dispose of batteries carefully after a series of bin lorry fires in Nottingham. In the latest example on Friday, a recycling truck had to dump its load onto Roden Street ...

Refuse workers were praised for their attempts to put out the fire in the bin lorry on Fyfield Road in Brixton Another warning has been issued by the London Fire Brigade (LFB) about the dangers of ...

A man died from severe neck and head injuries after the recycling bin he climbed into was tipped into a waste lorry, an inquest has heard. Vitalij Maceljuch, 36, was found dead at a recycling depot in ...

Bin workers in Nottingham have had to dump their rubbish on a road because of a fire for the seventh time this year. Smoke was seen coming out of the back of the lorry, forcing the crew to offload the ...

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 ...

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 ...