Time Incident Posted: 11:36
Incident Date: 12/11/2019
Incident Location: Incident Location: M69 East Jct 2 - Jct 3
Incident Number: 17436
Incident Type: Fire Hazardous Load
Initial Emergency Call Received: 10:13
Fire and Rescue Service Vehicles Attended: Appliances from Hinckley and Southern stations
Officer(s) in Charge of Incident: Crew Manager
Time Incident Closed: 11:13
Damage: Severe damage by fire to 6 batteries and approx. 20% damage to curtain sided lorry.
Believed Cause: Short circuit in battery pack
Initial Information: Several calls received to a lorry on fire on the M69. The lorry was believed to be carrying batteries.
Updated Incident Information: Upon arrival crews found a large articulated lorry involved in fire. The lorry was carrying waste batteries.
2 breathing apparatus and 1 high pressure hose reel were used to extinguish the fire.
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