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By David Emery, About.com Guide to Urban Legends since 1997

'Super Toilet' Explodes in Britain

Thursday February 5, 2004
Electrical problems are being blamed for the explosion of a so-called "superloo" in Stoke-on-Trent, England on Wednesday. "Officers found the roof ripped off and smoke coming from inside," reported the BBC. "Parts of the surrounding pavement had also been lifted." Apparently, a fault in the high voltage cables underneath the compact public restroom caused water to surge back through the toilet, blasting the roof off. No injuries were reported.

Cf. The Exploding Toilet; Return of the Exploding Toilet.

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