Battery suspected in recycling truck fire in south Sarasota County

ENGLEWOOD, Fla. (WWSB) – Fire officials say a lithium battery was likely the cause of a fire inside a truck carrying recycling in Rotunda Tuesday morning.

Crews from the Englewood Area Fire Control District responded to the call of a fire inside a Waste Management recycling truck on Bunker Road.

When a load catches fire, the operator must dump the contents to prevent the entire vehicle from being damaged, officials said…

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