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Batteries in household waste likely at fault for recycling facility fire, ACT government report reveals

The fire sparked on Boxing Day last year rendered the ACT's recycling centre unusable. (Supplied: Emergency Services Agency)

An investigation into a large fire that destroyed Canberra's only recycling centre has found batteries in household waste were probably at fault.

The blaze began on Boxing Day last year, taking emergency crews a few days to contain.

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