Oxygen tank explodes inside garbage truck as bin collector narrowly avoids disaster - ...

ELIZABETH, NJ -- A suspicious device found in a trash can near a New Jersey train station exploded early Monday as a bomb squad was attempting to disarm it with a robot, officials said. Elizabeth ...

An oxygen tank illegally placed in a trashcan caused an explosion in a Whitehall garbage truck Wednesday, according to a Facebook post from the city.

A garbage truck caught on fire in North Haven last week when a lithium ion battery exploded, sending the driver to the hospital with burn injuries. Crews responded to the report of a garbage truck ...