Man hospitalized after outhouse explosion TuesdayThe Dominion PostA man was hospitalized for burns after he lit a cigarette in a portable outhouse and the outhouse exploded.MECCA said that at about 9:40 a.m. Tuesday, Monongalia Emergency Medical Services responded to a burn call at the Clay-Battelle Community Health Center on the Mason-Dixon Highway in Blacksville.The spokesperson said a man, whose identity is not being released, was inside a portable outhouse when the explosion occurred.The methane gases inside the outhouse didn't "take too kindly" to the lit cigarette, the spokesperson said.A Clay-Battelle Health Center spokeswoman said the man drove himself to the clinic.Mon EMS workers said the man was not severely hurt but they could not comment specifically on his injuries or release his name due to privacy policies.Mon EMS transported the man from the health center to Ruby Memorial Hospital. http://www.dominionpost.com/a/news/2004/07/14/ag/
