Man burns to death after using portable toilet outside Baltimore Ravens stadium
A man is dead after apparently catching fire inside a portable toilet in a parking lot outside M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.
The Baltimore City Fire Department reported on social media that three of the bathrooms units were engulfed in flames.
BCFD on scene in the 1100blk of Russell St. where an adult male was seen on fire coming from a Port A Potty. Upon arrival the adult male was pronounced deceased & three Port A Potties engulfed in flames. Cause U/I @MayorPugh50 @ChiefNilesRFord pic.twitter.com/WeUAyDUiQk
— Baltimore Fire (@BaltimoreFire) February 17, 2019
WJZ-TV reported that a security guard outside the Baltimore Ravens stadium spotted the man emerging from the toilet already on fire.
The fire department said the man was pronounced dead at the scene, where three units were on fire.
The cause of the fire is unknown, and authorities are investigating.
Chris Pastrick is a TribLive digital producer. An Allegheny County native, he began working for the Valley News Dispatch in 1993 and joined the Trib in 1997. He can be reached at cpastrick@triblive.com.
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