FORT CAMPBELL, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – A fire inside of a garbage truck on Fort Campbell this week has prompted officials to remind residents about how to properly dispose of lithium-ion batteries.
Fort Campbell Fire and Emergency Services responded to a vehicle fire incident on Oct. 26 near the Fort Campbell USO on Desert Storm Avenue. It was determined that the fire was caused by improperly discarded lithium-ion batteries that ignited in trash inside a garbage truck, according to a statement from Fort Campbell.
It was noted that while the truck itself did not catch fire, but the trash had to be dumped onto the parking lot to allow firefighters to properly extinguish the flames…