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Flaming toilet paper spill clogs New York highway, backs up traffic for miles

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updated 3:58 p.m. ET June 6, 2006

BATAVIA, N.Y. - Please don't squeeze the Charmin. And don't dump it on the highway, either.

Crews on the New York State Thruway spent hours cleaning up the mess caused when a truck full of toilet paper caught fire Monday.

It happened about 40 miles east of Buffalo. The driver of the rig managed to escape.

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But roll after roll of the bathroom tissue spilled onto the highway, backing up traffic for miles. That, in turn, led to a separate accident involving two trucks. Police say no one was seriously hurt.

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