It will cost about £250,000 to replace the vehicle, North Warwickshire Borough Council says.

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 ...

A CRUSHED battery is believed to be the cause of a bin lorry fire. Smoke was seen coming out of the back of a Dorset Council rubbish lorry earlier today in Wimborne. Members of Dorset Council's waste ...

The bin lorry was permanently damaged in the fire - and it will cost the taxpayer £250,000 for a new one ...

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

The warning comes after batteries 'ignited' in the back of a lorry, posing a 'serious risk' to the crew ...

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