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Coronavirus in Australia: Lorryload of toilet paper catches fire
March 5, 2020
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Robert Johnston
A lorry carrying toilet paper had caught fire due to a mechanical fault, amidst Australia’s coronavirus-induced buying frenzy of toilet paper.