linkMORGANTOWN, West Virginia (AP) -- A man who says he was severely burned when a portable toilet exploded after he sat down and lit a cigarette is suing a general contractor and a coal company, accusing them of negligence.
linkMORGANTOWN, West Virginia (AP) -- A man who says he was severely burned when a portable toilet exploded after he sat down and lit a cigarette is suing a general contractor and a coal company, accusing them of negligence.
I hope it will buy a lot of comfortable chairs for him to sit in, too. And maybe some Preparation H.emw said:$10 Million will buy a lot of Marlboros...
The lawsuit claims Jenkins' face, neck, arms, torso and legs were severely burned last July after the cigarette ignited methane gas leaking from a pipe underneath the toilet unit.
KingSleaze said:I seem to recall the MythBusters having difficulty in making a port-a-potty do just this.
Unaromatized methane?
Would still need to be a pretty strong leak to be able to happen.
treysmay said:I saw that on MythBusters too and it seems this story is untrue