Waste from the recycling lorry has to be tipped onto a road and doused down.

Surrey local authorities are urging vigilance when purchasing batteries due to a recent fire.

A Surrey woman's garage was severely damaged after her lithium-ion vacuum cleaner exploded.

Batteries in household bins have dangerous consequences, officials say.

The warning follows a house fire in Peterborough last year.

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Fire crews extinguish a blaze caused by discarded batteries catching fire in a recycling vehicle

A woman warns about the dangers of lithium-ion batteries, after a fire at her home in Thames Ditton.