Smoker Ignites Portable Toilet Explosion
2 hours, 38 minutes ago
BLACKSVILLE, W.Va. - 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.
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Information from: The Dominion Post, http://www.dominionpost.com
2 hours, 38 minutes ago
BLACKSVILLE, W.Va. - 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.
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Information from: The Dominion Post, http://www.dominionpost.com
Embarrassing, too! Eeps!