Man files lawsuit over toilet explosion

When I struck the lighter, the whole thing just detonated. The whole top blew off. I can't tell you if it blew me out the door or if I jumped out.”John Jenkins
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A man who says he was severely burned when a portable toilet exploded after he sat down and lit a cigarette is suing a general contractor and a coal company.
John Jenkins, 53, and his wife, Ramona Jenkins, 35, of Brave, Pa., filed the lawsuit this week in county circuit court, accusing Chisler Inc. and Eastern Associated Coal Corp. of negligence.
The lawsuit seeks $10 million in damages...