Garbage truck fires ... and the CNG tanks exploded. Fire officials now believe that the whole incident began when a resident improperly disposed of a lithium-ion battery by placing it in a ...

The Horseheads Fire/Rescue Department responded to a garbage truck fire on Watkins Road on June 13. Engine 1032 and 1034 were ...

Arlington Heights Fire Department officials believe the Dec. 6 garbage truck fire and explosion ... debris blocks away was caused by a lithium ion battery collected during recycling pickup.

Officials later determined that a lithium ion battery exploded in the back of the truck when it was crushed. The fire department found light smoke coming from the garbage truck and said bystanders ...

because when a lithium-ion battery goes into thermal runaway, it's burning at around 750 degrees." Police said officers and firefighters responded to reports of a garbage truck fire on Derbyshire ...

The Honolulu Fire Department confirmed they responded to the incident after a refuse truck ... sort of lithium-ion device, that we’re not familiar with.” “It’s kind of a large battery ...

NORTH HAVEN — A lithium ion battery exploded in the back of a ... they were dispatched at about 10:30 a.m. to a reported garbage truck fire around lower Quinnipiac Avenue, where the battery ...

A garbage truck caught on fire in North Haven last week when a lithium ion battery exploded, sending the driver to the hospital with burn injuries. Crews responded to the report of a garbage truck ...

Vision has captured a garbage truck on fire, driving along a suburban street after picking up a lithium battery which exploded. Canterbury-Bankstown Council said it is the fourth time this month ...

The Troy Fire Department ... dispose of lithium batteries following a sanitation truck fire on Wednesday. Officials say the fire happened in the back of the truck, and the garbage in it had ...