Waste disposal operators in Tokyo are asking residents to hold onto their oversized garbage after a fire occurred at a disposal site in Koto Ward last month.
The blaze is believed to have been caused by the improper disposal of lithium-ion batteries. Operations at the site have since been suspended, with a resumption expected around March.
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