154397

Incident Date

27/10/2026

Incident Time

13:28

Number of Appliances

2

Officers in Attendance

Operations

Stations

Market Drayton, Newport

Incident Types

LARGE VEHICLE FIRE

Equipments

Dry powder extinguisher, Hosereel jet, Thermal imaging camera

Station Grounds

Market Drayton

Street Name

Hinstock

Details

Waste collection lorry involved in fire caused by a lithium battery. Waste was emptied onto car park area which crews then extinguished using a dry powder extinguisher and one hose reel jet. A thermal imaging camera was then used to check for remaining hot spots.