Man Dead Following Porta Potty Fire At M&T Stadium
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police are investigating a man's death outside the M&T Stadium Sunday afternoon after three porta potties were engulfed in flames.
Bikers riding by captured video outside the stadium as the three porta potties were engulfed in flames.
The fire department said that they were called around 3 p.m. to the 1100 block of Russell St.
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
A stadium security guard saw the flames and witnessed a man running away from them.
"There was an adult male running from one of the porta potties," said Blair Adams with the Baltimore Fire Department. "Immediately he collapsed on the floor and he was pronounced dead at the scene."
Fire officials said the investigation is still active and are working to determine the cause of the fire.
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