Video shows explosion in London refuse truck after combustible items put in bin

Footage shows bin and debris fired into street after items wrongly placed in residential bin were crushed

A crew of refuse workers in north London narrowly escaped injury when combustible items that had been packed into a bin exploded after being loaded into a refuse truck.

Footage shows the moment of the explosion, caused after combustible items such as batteries, aerosol or gas canisters were wrongly placed into a residential bin.