Discarded batteries blamed for Shrewsbury bin lorry fire
Firefighters were called to a blaze in the back of a bin lorry in Shrewsbury which is believed to have been caused by batteries.
Two fire from the county town fire station went to the banks of the River Severn, at Pengrove, opposite the Quarry park, at 9.40am on Wednesday.
A spokesperson for Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service said it was a "small fire in back of bin lorry extinguished using two sets of breathing apparatus and one hose reel jet".
