Other reason not to smoke in the bathroom
Smoker Ignites Portable Toilet ExplosionBLACKSVILLE, 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.
Makes you wonder what injuries he suffered...
A scorched ash, i would think!
Posted by: annika at July 15, 2004 05:04 PMWasn't that from a scene in Dumb And Dumber?
Posted by: Tuning Spork at July 17, 2004 01:00 PMThose things are ventilated, I wonder how old it was and how long it had been there. You'd think that enough methane to ignite would make it hard to breathe.
Posted by: Ted at July 17, 2004 02:58 PMIf it wasn't in the movie it could be in the next version of it...
Posted by: Pete at July 17, 2004 05:15 PM