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Stark warning after discarded power bank sets fire to rubbish
Nottingham Post
|October 01, 2025
NOTTINGHAM City Council has issued a stark warning to residents after a spate of lorry fires.
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The council has released images of the aftermath of a fire in a recycling lorry - the sixth this year - on Friday.
The vehicle caught fire because an electrical item had been disposed of in the recycling bin, causing the rubbish to burn.
The council says electric scooters and rechargeable power banks put in the recycling bins have been the main causes of the six lorry fires this year.
Lithium batteries combust when crushed. When inside the collection vehicle, this can cause a fire and can burn up to 15 tonnes of waste and recycling.
This story is from the October 01, 2025 edition of Nottingham Post.
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