Main content

The battery fire that caused £20k of damage in Reading

A battery fire at a recycling centre caused damage estimated at £20,000, a council has said.

Flames erupted from a mound of waste and filled a warehouse with smoke, CCTV footage from the Smallmead site in Reading showed.

The blaze on 9 October was the ninth there so far this year, Reading Borough Council reported. It has urged people to avoid throwing electrical items such as toothbrushes and vapes into bins.

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Berkshire’s Alex Meakin has more on this story. You can see footage of the fire at the Reading recycling centre on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News app.

Release date:

Duration:

3 minutes