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“If it wasn’t for the vigilance of the lads to see the smoke billowing out of the back and put their own safety at risk, things could have been a lot worse.”
The 50-year-old works as a local electrical contractor and is often hired for his health and safety expertise, he explained that it only takes a slight spark for a lithium battery to go up. The large battery pack, he said, likely came from an electric scooter or rechargeable toy car – but all lithium batteries are unstable and could catch fire.
He added: “I actually know Terry and he told me ‘I’ve had it almost go up in flames on three different rounds recently’.“He said he is now going through extinguishers rapidly because people are not throwing things away properly.”NOS canisters are also common offenders if the crushing arm catches them.
In Hertfordshire, household batteries can be disposed of at local battery recycling centres which can be found at many shops and supermarkets in Watford.
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