A “ferocious” fire at a recycling centre in Leyland that was hot enough to melt metal was caused by a rechargeable battery, Lancashire County Council said.
The fire started in a metal storage skip at the Farington Waste Recovery Park in Flensburg Way shortly before 5pm on Saturday . The blaze, which was hot enough to melt metal, took firefighters around two hours to extinguish. Lancashire County Council said the fire was the third this year caused by batteries.
“They can cause fires if they are damaged or crushed, leading to potentially deadly consequences – and this can occur at any time, as this fire in a storage skip demonstrates. “Batteries of all sizes can explode and set off fires, making them a very difficult item to handle. “Please recycle these responsibly – including ones in items you may not have considered, such as vapes, electric toothbrushes and singing birthday cards.
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