The cause of a huge fire that ripped through a waste centre in Colwick has been deemed accidental. Crews from across the county were called to a fire at Colwick Industrial Estate at 8.35am April 15 where 20 tonnes of rubbish caught alight at the Biffa waste centre.
Though the cause has been deemed accidental, the fire service said it was likely that lithium batteries had been discarded into general waste.
Phil Revill, group manager at Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, said: "Lithium battery fires in waste disposal centres are avoidable. We ask that members of the public think before discarding batteries into their general waste.
