{"id":349407,"date":"2024-10-29T12:07:41","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T11:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=349407"},"modified":"2024-10-29T12:07:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T11:07:44","slug":"electric-bin-lorry-bursts-into-flames-in-central-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=349407","title":{"rendered":"Electric bin lorry bursts into flames in central London"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"452\" width=\"723\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0633679f6e1803a70fdba716ba9ec7790-1024x640.jpeg?resize=723%2C452&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-349411\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Specialist crews deployed to fight fire, forcing road closures in West End<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An electric bin lorry burst into flames in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/central-london\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">central London<\/a>&nbsp;on Monday morning, forcing roads in the West End to close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Specialist crews were deployed to the fire after the \u00a3580,000 electric lorry caught fire. <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2024\/10\/28\/bin-lorry-on-fire-central-london\/\">The Telegraph<\/a> has the story.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lithium battery-powered trucks were recently launched by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/sadiq-khan\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sadiq Khan<\/a>, the Mayor of London, as part of a Westminster City council initiative to reduce carbon emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oxford Street and Duke Street were closed following the incident as firefighting operations and investigations continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photographs showed smoke rising from the stationary lorry, with rubbish and debris surrounding the vehicle as firefighters tackled the flames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">London Fire Brigade sent three teams from Paddington and a specialist fire rescue unit to the incident to deal with the risks posed by the electric vehicle such as potential reignition and toxic fumes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emergency responders used specialised tools, including disc cutters and saws, to create access points on the vehicle\u2019s side, allowing them to tackle flames within. All occupants of the truck escaped without injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Westminster City council has said it will be conducting a full investigation into the cause of the fire, focusing on possible electrical faults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The council had introduced 45 battery-powered bin lorries last July. Initially rolled out as a part of a government-sponsored trial, the \u00a320 million fleet is based at a specially designed depot in Bermondsey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cllr Paul Dimoldenberg, of Westminster City council, said last summer that the \u201ctrailblazing electrification\u201d would improve air quality and reduce&nbsp;CO2 emissions by 2,000 tonnes per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The British-built vehicles were made by Warwick-based Dennis Eagle and are operated by the waste contractor Veolia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Read the full story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2024\/10\/28\/bin-lorry-on-fire-central-london\/\">he<\/a>re.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An electric bin lorry burst into flames in central London on Monday morning, forcing roads in the West End to close.<br \/>\nSpecialist crews were deployed to the fire after the \u00a3580,000 electric lorry caught fire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691831173,691831175,691831176,691831174],"class_list":["post-349407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-central-london","tag-electric-bin-lorry","tag-lithium-battery-powered-trucks","tag-london-fire-brigade-lfb","has-post-thumbnail","fallback-thumbnail"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1sTB","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":421076,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=421076","url_meta":{"origin":349407,"position":0},"title":"Labour Set to Ban Petrol\/Diesel\u00a0Lorries","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"12\/01\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"This nonsense must be stopped now: Labour has unveiled plans to introduce a petrol and diesel lorry ban as part of their net-zero drive.","rel":"","context":"In \"Department for Transport\"","block_context":{"text":"Department for Transport","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=department-for-transport"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AQOUXaVrgxt3Vo3rQNbhbxeSPtGoL6sTsVrzMb-9z08LTJH8fiGC9wHle1GIWqyR8YOAI1weA0G-LbwcQ3-5o_0kxyswJEmCvalw3hI9NE3aypzYCwIKnzUEQJzQ5VoFiMxdyVgNVySdkeOUWwDfTSRw88wUmw-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AQOUXaVrgxt3Vo3rQNbhbxeSPtGoL6sTsVrzMb-9z08LTJH8fiGC9wHle1GIWqyR8YOAI1weA0G-LbwcQ3-5o_0kxyswJEmCvalw3hI9NE3aypzYCwIKnzUEQJzQ5VoFiMxdyVgNVySdkeOUWwDfTSRw88wUmw-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AQOUXaVrgxt3Vo3rQNbhbxeSPtGoL6sTsVrzMb-9z08LTJH8fiGC9wHle1GIWqyR8YOAI1weA0G-LbwcQ3-5o_0kxyswJEmCvalw3hI9NE3aypzYCwIKnzUEQJzQ5VoFiMxdyVgNVySdkeOUWwDfTSRw88wUmw-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AQOUXaVrgxt3Vo3rQNbhbxeSPtGoL6sTsVrzMb-9z08LTJH8fiGC9wHle1GIWqyR8YOAI1weA0G-LbwcQ3-5o_0kxyswJEmCvalw3hI9NE3aypzYCwIKnzUEQJzQ5VoFiMxdyVgNVySdkeOUWwDfTSRw88wUmw-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AQOUXaVrgxt3Vo3rQNbhbxeSPtGoL6sTsVrzMb-9z08LTJH8fiGC9wHle1GIWqyR8YOAI1weA0G-LbwcQ3-5o_0kxyswJEmCvalw3hI9NE3aypzYCwIKnzUEQJzQ5VoFiMxdyVgNVySdkeOUWwDfTSRw88wUmw-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":241266,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=241266","url_meta":{"origin":349407,"position":1},"title":"Rain stopped York council\u2019s \u00a3500k electric bin lorries working","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"24\/01\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"York is a notoriously\u00a0flood-prone place\u00a0and these wagons under-performed in a big way, restricting themselves to cricketing weather. 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