"Kate Burt, who is a journalist who writes online about waste related issues, said: "It was terrifying to see the guys who collect our bins each week risking their lives battling that huge, burning truck." She described how the refuse collectors worked hard to get the fire under control but said the blaze "quickly got worse". "Toxic smoke filled the street. Half an hour earlier I'd have been with my kids. The whole truck could easily have exploded," she said."
"LFB has said it "suspects" lithium-ion batteries and electrical products are responsible for a "growing number" of fires inside bin lorries and at waste disposal sites. LFB said fires that originate from batteries can be "very time consuming" for firefighters to deal with. It said it has been attending fires, caused by batteries, within bin lorries, as well as recycling centres and they all require "a high level of resources"."
A bin lorry in Brixton caught fire while refuse workers attempted to extinguish the blaze, prompting two fire engines to respond and no reported injuries. The London Fire Brigade suspects lithium-ion batteries and electrical products are behind a growing number of fires in bin lorries and at waste disposal sites. Refuse collectors worked to control the fire and were praised for swift action by Lambeth Council. Witnesses described toxic smoke and explosion risk. The brigade said battery-origin fires are very time-consuming, require high resources, and have detrimental environmental and societal impacts on local communities.
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