Cedar Street Dumpster Fire
 | Author:
Nancy Marks
Nancy Marks: MT43 News Secretary and News Editor |
Townsend Rural fighters responded to a fire in one of the Cedar Street dumpsters on Sunday. The call came in at 10:21 a.m. according to Sheriff’s Deputy Jamie Buck. Thick black smoke rolled from the metal canister and was contained quickly. The source of the fire was a lawnmower that had been placed in the canister. When the station attendant crushed the load with the front-end loader, the lithium battery in the lawnmower exploded, according to Solid Waste Foreman Brent Beebe.
“We would so appreciate it if people would not put battery-operated equipment such as vacuums or cordless tools such as drills in the dumpsters. The batteries in them are highly flammable and very dangerous for our workers, not to mention the work involved in putting out the fires,” he said.
He and Public Works Supervisor Josh Obert will be discussing the best method of disposing of battery-operated items at Monday’s meeting.
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Image 1 Caption: Broadwater RFD Responds to Cedar Street
Dumpster Fire. Credit: Nancy Marks.
