Official: Backfiring forklift caused recycling center fire

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Fire investigators in Tennessee have concluded that a backfiring forklift caused a recycling center fire thatresulted in evacuations and took two days to extinguish.Knoxville Fire Department spokesman Capt. D.J. Corcoran told news outlets that the forklift backfired and shot a3-foot-long flame into a pile of shredded paper.Corcoran said people at the site used an extinguisher to try to put the fire out, but it blew the flames and spreadthe fire, causing it to get out of control quickly.The fire was reported Wednesday afternoon and grew to 2 acres. Thick smoke resulted in the evacuation ofabout 100 homes.