Warning: Smoking in the Toilet Can Be Dangerous

A portable toilet exploded on the Playa Tuesday after a man who was inside it lit a cigarette.

DPW & REMSA workers said the man was not severely injured and walked to the Medical Tent under his own power. He was later transferred to a Reno hospital for observation as he became disoriented. His name and condition were not available Wednesday.


The explosion, which occurred at 6:30 & Jupiter, 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 DPW.