James"Thunder"Early
07-16-2004, 06:24 PM
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20040714_1340.html
Smoker Ignites Portable Toilet Explosion
Portable Toilet Explodes After West Virginia Man Who Was Inside It Lit a Cigarette
The Associated Press
BLACKSVILLE, W.Va. July 14, 2004 — Warning: smoking in the toilet can be dangerous.
A portable toilet exploded Tuesday after a man who was inside it lit a cigarette.
Emergency workers said the man was not severely injured and drove himself to Clay-Battelle Community Health Center. He was later transferred to Ruby Memorial Hospital. His name and condition were not available Wednesday.
The explosion, which occurred in Blacksville, resulted from a buildup of methane gas inside the portable toilet. The methane did not "take too kindly" to the lit cigarette, said a spokeswoman for Monongalia Emergency Medical Services.
Smoker Ignites Portable Toilet Explosion
Portable Toilet Explodes After West Virginia Man Who Was Inside It Lit a Cigarette
The Associated Press
BLACKSVILLE, W.Va. July 14, 2004 — Warning: smoking in the toilet can be dangerous.
A portable toilet exploded Tuesday after a man who was inside it lit a cigarette.
Emergency workers said the man was not severely injured and drove himself to Clay-Battelle Community Health Center. He was later transferred to Ruby Memorial Hospital. His name and condition were not available Wednesday.
The explosion, which occurred in Blacksville, resulted from a buildup of methane gas inside the portable toilet. The methane did not "take too kindly" to the lit cigarette, said a spokeswoman for Monongalia Emergency Medical Services.