Huge fire was caused by e-bike battery

Blackpool Gazette

Enveco site manager Paul Preston urges people to dispose of batteries responsibly after an e-cycle battery caused a major fire at Blackpool's Bristol Avenue Household Waste Recycling Centre.

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00:00Hello, my name is Paul Preston. I'm the site manager at Bristol and Leith Household Waste Recycling Centre.

00:06Yesterday we had a fire involving electrical equipment, which thankfully was attended by Lancaster Fire and Rescue.

00:15We believe the fire started as a result of an inappropriately disposed of e-scooter or e-bike, which unfortunately caught fire.

00:26As you can see, we have quite an extensive mound of waste that has been damaged as a result of this fire.

00:35Thanks once again to Lancaster Fire and Rescue.

00:38However, the message for me is please, when you're attending the recycling centre or actually disposing of any waste, including batteries,

00:47please remove those batteries, whether they're lithium-ion or alkali batteries, so that they can be disposed of appropriately.

00:55Both lithium-ion and alkaline batteries can be accepted at the Bristol Avenue Household Waste Recycling Centre. Thank you.

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