Discarded batteries put one garbage truck out of commission, and have caused aggressive fires in others.

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A trash truck driver dumped what workers estimated to be 10 tons of flaming garbage into an elementary school parking lot on Thursday. It happened at Burroughs Elementary on ...

New York City alone saw a total of 800 lithium-ion battery fires that resulted in 30 deaths and 400 injuries between 2022 and ...

Rio Bravo officials say trash collection may be slower than usual after one of the city’s garbage trucks suffered significant damage from improperly discarded car batteries.

A garbage truck emptied a burning pile of trash onto an Adams County road early Thursday morning, according to emergency dispatch. Video above: Photos from the trash fire sceneThe trash in the garbage ...

WYLIE, Texas — It’s not every day you see a mountain of smoldering garbage outside your local fire station — but that’s exactly what happened Monday afternoon at Wylie Fire Station 3. Wes Hart first ...

Authorities are warning residents not to throw lithium-ion batteries in the trash after one sparked a dangerous fire inside a ...