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Australian man suffers severe burns after toilet explosion

The cause of the portable toilet explosion at an Australian airport is under investigation.

A MEMBER OF Australia’s Air Force was seriously injured in an explosion inside a portable toilet at an airport in Queensland.

A statement from the Australian Department of Defence said that the cause of the explosion is unknown, but is being investigated.

The department also said that man received serious burns to his head, face, arms, chest and airways in the explosion.

The Courier Mail reports that a spokeswoman for the Department of Community Safety said it is thought the man was trying to light a cigarette inside the cubicle when the explosion occurred.

The injured man was participating in joint US-Australian military exercises called the Talisman Sabre 2011.

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