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 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 ...

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 ...

Crew members of a Glasgow bin lorry sustained injuries as they tried to stop it careering out of control claiming the lives of six people, Sky News has learned. One suffered facial injuries and a ...

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 ...

The driver, 54, who is being widely hailed a hero steered into barriers when he had a heart attack while driving. A bin lorry driver, Robert Wight, maneuvered into barriers to save his colleagues and ...