Steamed Buns?
We can laugh about this one since nobody was hurt. A nursing home employee in Auburn, Washington made an emergency call to the local fire department. It seems the toilets were exploding with steam.
AUBURN, Wash. - An employee of an Auburn nursing home called firefighters for help on Tuesday because the toilets were exploding with steam. The fire department said there was a boiler malfunction at Regency Auburn Rehabilitation Center that caused a minor explosion.
The blast set off the sprinkler system and flooded the floors of the three-story building.
The Valley Regional Fire Authority said no one was hurt, but water damaged electrical systems and the kitchen. So, 72 occupants had to be temporarily moved to five other rehabilitation facilities using ambulances, buses and vans.
Well, finally a true exploding toilet story! One wonders how the steam managed to get into the sanitary lines. (Possibly a blowdown line?) One thing is for sure, we have no interest in getting one of these for home. Third degree bidets sound really painful.
Weird Stuff | Gaius Wednesday, 27 February , 2008
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