Hair dye causes bin lorry fire

Residents have been warned to correctly dispose of potentially flammable waste after a fire broke out in the back of a bin lorry.

Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service believed the blaze, which started around 08:15 BST in Horton Heath, Eastleigh was caused by peroxide hair dye which overheated and ignited.

The fire was extinguished quickly and nobody was hurt but the lorry was returned to the Hedge End depot where it was tipped, according to Eastleigh Borough Council.

The local authority has advised people to take chemicals like peroxide to a Hazardous Waste Recycling Centre, which can be found in Netley, Segensworth, Winchester and Southampton.

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