Garbage truck explosion caused by lithium battery

See a garbage truck’s CNG cylinders explode after lithium-ion battery fire
Typically, a garbage truck driver will compress the truck's load if fire is seen, starving the flames of oxygen and often putting the fire out. The driver of the burning truck had tried this, but the maneuver failed. Apparently, some of the flammable material got under the slide bar of the compactor, spreading the fire further into the truck.
Lithium-ion battery may have been to blame for Arlington Heights, Illinois garbage truck explosion
The Arlington Heights, Illinois Fire Department on Tuesday released its final report on a garbage truck explosion that injured two police officers and a firefighter back in December. Fire officials believe the improper disposal of a lithium-ion battery may have been to blame.
Arlington Heights Fire Dept. issues final report on garbage truck explosion
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Illinois quick hits: Garbage truck explosion caused by lithium battery
Garbage truck explosion caused by lithium battery Officials in Arlington Heights have released the cause of a garbage truck explosion that injured three first responders last December. According to the Arlington Heights Fire Department,
Fire department identifies cause of Arlington Heights garbage truck explosion
Officials in Arlington Heights have found a cause for a garbage truck explosion that injured three first responders in December. According to Arlington Heights fire chief Lance Harris, the fire inside the garbage truck likely started because a lithium ion battery was improperly thrown away,
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