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 ...
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Lithium ion battery likely sparked Arlington Heights garbage truck blast, officials say
Arlington Heights Fire Department officials believe the Dec. 6 garbage truck fire and explosion that injured three first ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Illinois quick hits: Garbage truck explosion caused by lithium battery
According to the Arlington Heights Fire Department, the fire inside the garbage truck likely started because a lithium battery was improperly thrown away. The blast on Dec. 6 shook homes and ...
Snowboarder from Iron River chasing 5th Olympics
At least one firefighter was injured after a Chicago fire truck crashed into a church on the city’s South Side Friday, and the Chicago Firefighter’s Union said decades-old equipment is to blame.