Forklift helps quench toilet paper flames

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- 2 Nov 2006 ( #284 ) - MIAMI, FL, United States
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Firefighters in southeastern Florida used a forklift to help extinguish a fire caused by a giant toilet paper roll.

The Associated Press reported Miami-Dade County firefighters received a call about a building fire last week.

They arrived at the scene to find a 1,000lb toilet paper roll on fire, in the back of a semitrailer. A forklift was used to remove the roll before firefighters put out the fire.
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