Crime & Safety
Man Critically Burned After Porta-Potty Engulfed in Flames
The man was flown to an area burn unit with life-threatening injuries, authorities said.
A man is in critical condition after the porta-potty he was in became engulfed in flames Tuesday morning in College Park, reports WNEW.
A passing Maryland State Trooper spotted the fire in the Sunnyside Neighborhood Park in the 10100 block of Rhode Island Avenue, around 7 a.m., the station reports. The trooper put out the flames using an extinguisher in his vehicle.
The trooper pulled the man, who is in his 20s, from the burning porta-potty. He was flown to a local burn unit with life-threatening injuries, according to Prince George’s County Fire Department spokesperson Mark Brady.
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The fire is being investigated by the fire department and Maryland National Park and Planning Commission Police Department, the TV station reported.
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