Man hurt as portable toilet explodes in Australia

• shanfan

  26 Jul 11, 17:40

  Man hurt as portable toilet explodes in Australia

  By Michal Cizek | AFP News – Mon, Jul 25, 2011

  A man suffered life-threatening burns Monday after a portable toilet he was using exploded, apparently after he lit a cigarette.

  The victim, who was taking part in a joint Australia-United States military exercise at the time, was rushed to hospital with burns to his head, face, arms, chest and airways after the incident at Rockhampton airport.

  "There was some sort of explosion in a portaloo. It's believed the man was lighting a cigarette at the time," a Department of Community Safety spokeswoman said.

  The Australian Defence Force confirmed the explosion happened during the Talisman Sabre joint military exercises, and said the injured man belonged to the Royal Australian Air Force.

  "The Royal Australian Air Force member received immediate first aid from his colleagues and he was taken to the Rockhampton Base Hospital with severe burns," said spokesman Brigadier Bob Brown.

• alize

  26 Jul 11, 17:42

  holy shit!

• Loor

  26 Jul 11, 17:44

  must have been one stinky toilet.

• shanfan

  26 Jul 11, 17:53

  Never imagine how toilets can harm human beings.

• shinkansen

  26 Jul 11, 18:16

  human waste will release methane gas after a period of time. May be the methane gas is the root cause of the explosion.

• Oidffg

  26 Jul 11, 19:06

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• mancha

  27 Jul 11, 09:51

   

  

• Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1)

  27 Jul 11, 09:54

  do not smoke in the toilet
  
  u never know toilet can be veri expolsive

• elindra

  27 Jul 11, 09:57

  Reminds me of an episode in Bones

• the Bear

  27 Jul 11, 09:58

  at least he didn't die from extreme sodomising by an exploding office chair

• Rock^Star

  27 Jul 11, 10:27

  Brings a whole new meaning to "shove it up his ass".

• Aneslayer

  27 Jul 11, 12:03

  Australian air force power! One man bombed without bombers or fighter planes! Must assimilate their training and diet.

• deathmaster

  27 Jul 11, 18:10

  methane buildup.

• Jiani

  27 Jul 11, 18:36

  why singapore never though of these?

  Free natural gas

• Director Hitman

  27 Jul 11, 18:53

  maybe they are already using it for years........in spore.no need tell everyone and spoil the profits from millions of foreigners coming in.

• Yui Hirasawa

  27 Jul 11, 19:38

  Originally posted by Jiani:

  why singapore never though of these?

  Free natural gas

  
  U ask government.