Man Files Suit Over Portable Toilet Blast
A man who says he was severely burned when a portable toilet exploded after he sat down and lighted a cigarette is suing a contractor and a coal company, accusing them of negligence.
John Jenkins, 53, and his wife, Ramona Jenkins, 35, filed the suit in county circuit court in Morgantown seeking $10 million in damages from Chisler Inc. and Eastern Associated Coal Corp.
The lawsuit says Jenkins’ face, neck, arms, torso and legs were severely burned after the cigarette ignited methane gas leaking from a pipe underneath the toilet unit.
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