Rubbish had to be dumped across an Oxford road after a bin lorry caught fire.

Batteries can ignite when crushed and cannot currently be collected, a council says.

Southampton City Council has issued an urgent warning after a waste truck caught fire when a battery was placed inside a bin. The incident happened outside Hightown Towers on Warburton Road on ...

Waste went up in flames when a fire broke out in a bin lorry after a lithium battery was thrown in North Warwickshire. It happened during an early morning collection round and left refuse collectors ...

THE contents of a fire engine had to be emptied onto the street after a fire broke out inside a bin lorry.