Waste Incineration plants can go on fire - and cause even worse damage. Heres a recent example that occurred in the UK.

The incinerator has been built at a cost of £210million for the South London Waste Partnership – formed by Croydon, Sutton, Merton and Kingston councils.

The project has been controversial from its inception, and although the incinerator was supposed to be operational by August 2018, it has yet to be fully commissioned.

According to a public relations official working for the incinerator operators, the fire is at the waste transfer centre, which is “co-located” with the incinerator.

“The cause of the fire has not been identified but waste site operators know that it is most likely attributed to lithium ion batteries. These batteries are the main cause of waste site fires.”

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