Toilet fire in Nagoya

A toilet seat caught fire at a junior high school in Nagoya the other day:

The fire caused the noxious smell of burning plastic to fill much of the school building, and 28 students were taken to the hospital after falling ill due to the fumes.

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4 comments - What do you think? Posted by James - June 6, 2009 at 8:57 am

Categories: Odd / Strange Tags: fire, toilet

helical

So I take it that some kid was smoking in the bathroom.
7-10split

smoking? nah probably a faulty toto washlet, many private schools have them installed in bathrooms.
johnny5

UH oh….

My toiletz is on firez@!

You should def check this out too its called an Electronic Cigarette
mike

you have no idea how bad plastic smells when its on fire.

Thats why I use the all new electronic cigarette it has no smells and no odor…. And it does not burn so there is no fire.

Toilet fire in Nagoya

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