The fire brigade calls for batteries to be disposed of properly. A near-catastrophe in St. Pölten recently showed what can happen if you don’t do this.
More and more devices do not require a plug and are instead powered by batteries. While wireless use is convenient for users, the batteries will eventually reach the end of their lifespan. And where should you place it?
At least not just in the nearest trash can, as a recent fire brigade operation in St. Pölten clearly demonstrated. Major damage was prevented at almost the last second by the quick action of attentive garbage collection employees.
Suddenly smoke rose
They were driving in the middle of a settlement in the Pottenbrunn district when they saw smoke coming from the back of their vehicle. Because the waste paper that had already been collected was stored there, alarm bells started ringing. To prevent the fire from spreading, the waste was emptied directly onto the street.
This not only made it possible to quickly fight the fire, but also to find the cause. Amid the cardboard and paper scraps was a burnt-out battery from a vacuum cleaner, which – if it was not already defective – had probably been damaged during disposal and set on fire due to a chemical reaction.
“We can always help, but…”
“We are ready to help 24 hours a day. “But these types of operations can be avoided if hazardous waste such as batteries or accumulators are disposed of properly,” the fire brigade points to recycling collection centers where this waste can be handed in free of charge.
Source: Krone
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