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Man Pours Gas Down Toilet, Causing Blast
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Posted on 10/07/2004 6:17:38 AM PDT by Michael Goldsberry

SALT LAKE CITY - If you can't stand the heat, don't pour gasoline down the toilet. An apartment tenant made that $75,000 mistake Tuesday.

The man came home for lunch and found gas leaking from the tank of his car. He caught the gas, and decided to dispose of it by dumping it down the toilet.

But the pilot light of a water heater ignited the fumes, causing a small explosion. The blast destroyed the porcelain toilet, and the intense heat from the flames melted the remaining pieces.

The man and three other people were able to get out of the home before the fire spread.

Officials said gasoline and kerosene should never be poured into the drain or toilet or sewer system.


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To: Leapfrog

This same thing happened in WV just a few months ago. A fellow dumped gasoline down his toilet. Somehow, it was never explained, the bathroom caught fire and he was badly burned. The house(trailer?) was totalled.


41 posted on 10/07/2004 7:37:52 AM PDT by Roccus
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To: OXENinFLA

would someone PLEASE flush the johns?


42 posted on 10/07/2004 8:02:39 AM PDT by cyn (prayers always for Terri Schindler Schiavo, her family, and her friends)
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To: Leapfrog

Combustible sh*t? Now there's something you don't see every day. BWAHAHAHAHA!!!


43 posted on 10/07/2004 8:04:14 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: Leapfrog
Officials said gasoline and kerosene should never be poured into the drain or toilet or sewer system.

Landlords say so, too.

44 posted on 10/07/2004 8:07:00 AM PDT by RGSpincich
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To: Armedanddangerous
Not quite. They poured the gasoline, alright, but then they threw a lighted match or cigarette into the toilet. They proved the old stroy about the guy who blew himself up smoking while on the pot is a myth.

This explosion was apparently caused by the vapors reaching the pilot light and the next time the pilot light flame was triggered on, BOOM.

Two entirely different events. Don't try the second one at home, folks. If you do, you might end up being a dead Jackass.

45 posted on 10/07/2004 8:19:12 AM PDT by savedbygrace
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