OK OK, first thing's first: burning porta-potties is uncool, illegal, and potentially dangerous. And they "may sound funny," but they're actually not, as the SF Examiner reminds us today. Except they still kind of are, especially when a post-mortem photo of one runs alongside a story about the rash of portable toilet fires. The mystery arsonist of Russian Hill (and Pac Heights and Cow Hollow, apparently— see map below) has been dubbed, according to the article, the "Toilet Torcher" and the "Loo Lighter"— what, no "Poo Pyro"? Police have extra feet on the ground now in hopes of finally nabbing the perpetrator, who has burned at least 19 porta-potties to date. By the way, the torchings aren't the first of their kind; a few years ago, a similar arsonist in West Sacramento burned at least two dozen over the course of three years before being caught. Sounds like ours is going to catch up in just a couple weeks— barring a ride to jail, anyway.
· Toilet fires no laughing matter [SF Examiner]
· Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture [Curbed SF]
· Just Trying to Stop the Carnage [Curbed SF]
· This Shit Is Not OK [Curbed SF]
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Toilet Fires: Still Funny, But Actually No Longer Funny
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1. 800 Bay St
800 Bay St
San Francisco, CA 94109
San Francisco, CA 94109
2. 1400 Block of Vallejo
1450 Vallejo St
San Francisco, CA 94109
San Francisco, CA 94109
3. 700 Block of Chestnut
750 Chestnut St
San Francisco, CA 94133
San Francisco, CA 94133
4. 800 Block of Chestnut
850 Chestnut St
San Francisco, CA 94133
San Francisco, CA 94133
5. 1400 Block of Vallejo
1460 Vallejo St
San Francisco, CA 94109
San Francisco, CA 94109
6. 1200 Block of Filbert
1250 Filbert St
San Francisco, CA 94109
San Francisco, CA 94109
7. Octavia & Green
Octavia St & Green St
San Francisco, CA 94123
San Francisco, CA 94123
8. Van Ness & Vallejo
Van Ness Ave & Vallejo St
San Francisco, CA 94109
San Francisco, CA 94109
9. Filbert & Pierce
Filbert St & Pierce St
San Francisco, CA 94123
San Francisco, CA 94123
10. Franklin & Jackson
Franklin St & Jackson St
San Francisco, CA 94109
San Francisco, CA 94109
11. Lombard & Scott
Lombard St & Scott St
San Francisco, CA 94123
San Francisco, CA 94123
12. 1651 Washington St
1651 Washington St
San Francisco, CA 94109
San Francisco, CA 94109
13. Union & Taylor
Union St & Taylor St
San Francisco, CA 94133
San Francisco, CA 94133
14. 1100 Block of Filbert
1150 Filbert St
San Francisco, CA 94109
San Francisco, CA 94109
15. 3000 Laguna St
3000 Laguna St
San Francisco, CA 94123
San Francisco, CA 94123
16. 1400 Greenwich St
1400 Greenwich St
San Francisco, CA 94109
San Francisco, CA 94109
17. Gough & Union
Gough St & Union St
San Francisco, CA 94123
San Francisco, CA 94123
18. 1200 Washington St
1200 Washington St
San Francisco, CA 94108
San Francisco, CA 94108
19. 2600 Vallejo St
2600 Vallejo St
San Francisco, CA 94123
San Francisco, CA 94123
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