Disposable e-cig blamed for Mansfield recycling centre fire
By Jon Ball
Published 10th Jun 2023, 15:55 BST
Firefighters believe a disposable e-cigarette caused a fire at a recycling centre in Forest Town.
Crews from Mansfield and Kirkby’s Ashfield fire station were called to the incident on Saturday, June 10.
An Ashfield station spokesman said: “Several tons of recycling items were on fire and extinguished using two hose-reel jets.
“The cause was suspected to be a disposable e-cig. If you use anything with lithium batteries or button batteries please do not dispose them in your recycling bin.”
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