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Florida woman says lightning exploded her toilet

Marylou Ward says explosion was loudest sound she’d ever heard



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Port Charlotte, Florida: A Florida woman says lightning destroyed her septic tank and caused a toilet in her house to explode.

Marylou Ward tells television station WINK News that the sole toilet in her Port Charlotte home was shattered into hundreds of pieces on Sunday.

A toilet exploded inside a home in Florida after lightning struck nearby over the weekend.
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Ward says the explosion was the loudest sound she’s ever heard, and that she also smelled smoke. She says a plumber told her lightning hit the methane gas that was built up in the pipes from feces.

Ward says she’ll have to get the toilet and septic system repaired, but she’s thankful no one was injured.

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