{"id":2045429,"date":"2026-07-15T22:06:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T19:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2045429"},"modified":"2026-07-15T22:06:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T19:06:19","slug":"man-trapped-under-porta-potty-seat-rescued-by-kansas-city-firefighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2045429","title":{"rendered":"Man Trapped Under Porta-Potty Seat Rescued by Kansas City Firefighters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e3\/16by9\/2026\/07\/15\/e315a69d18a2480aa4f02289cbd55bff_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Man Trapped Under Porta-Potty Seat Rescued by Kansas City Firefighters<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Kansas City Firefighters<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Rescue Man From Crappy Situation<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-07-15T15:06:19-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202607\"><br \/>\n                July 15, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            3:06 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-35391e00f90609422408e0057261ccb8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260715_e315a69d18a2480aa4f02289cbd55bff\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:da5ac2bd-ec74-4fa9-9ca4-f5341edc146a\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e3\/4by3\/2026\/07\/15\/e315a69d18a2480aa4f02289cbd55bff_md.png\" alt=\"071526 man stuck in toilet SG\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3247fff621ca7cb8cf88ab1dd384dd6c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>A Kansas City man found himself in one seriously crappy situation &#8230; trapped beneath the seat of a porta-potty &#8230; he needed firefighters to saw a hole and free him &#8230; and it&#8217;s all on video.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d10abcd20baa733c84b2043311481be1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-d10abcd20baa733c84b2043311481be1-1603081520-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n      <a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Breaking911?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">Posts by Breaking911<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9553fc13818f62e28a0486e0e4f4ab3c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Take a look at the wild rescue &#8230; members of the Kansas City Fire Department crowd around the portable toilet and use an electric saw to slice through the plastic as they work to free the man from underneath the bowl.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-80f4bc4f0107722336bec4d396cc4e79\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>It&#8217;s unclear who he ended up in no-man&#8217;s land &#8230; but firefighters appear to take their time carefully cutting apart the porta-potty while the man remains stuck inside.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-27a19121fd4ce0025cb8c096f3e978c2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>In the video, you can hear the firefighters giving the man stuck verbal commands to come out after they finish cutting, while the man kept yelling, &#8220;LISTEN!&#8221; &#8230; and you could tell the crew did NOT want to listen.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-212b3efb7d91e182acc6e65c7ee471c8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260715_e1d64f04f6474813b0b3cb82abfa3a9f\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:da5ac2bd-ec74-4fa9-9ca4-f5341edc146a\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e1\/4by3\/2026\/07\/15\/e1d64f04f6474813b0b3cb82abfa3a9f_md.png\" alt=\"071526 man stuck in toiletSG 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fe9f68373257395f4aee189177d94aa6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The rescue reportedly ended with firefighters successfully pulling him out &#8212; and giving him a much-needed hose-down beside the fire truck.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-aa8d36aa933dc2886cba7c036dde3c7c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Nothing ruins your day quite like needing the jaws of life to finish a bathroom break!!!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/15\/kansas-city-man-trapped-in-porta-potty\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:da5ac2bd-ec74-4fa9-9ca4-f5341edc146a\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/15\/kansas-city-man-trapped-in-porta-potty\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:da5ac2bd-ec74-4fa9-9ca4-f5341edc146a\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;twitter-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"related-articles\">\n<header class=\"card-section-header related-articles__card-section-header\">\n<h3 class=\"card-section-title related-articles__card-section-title\">\n              Related articles<br \/>\n            <\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"row related-articles__row\">\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/15\/ohio-woman-describes-cyclosporiasis-illness-amid-outbreak\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:da5ac2bd-ec74-4fa9-9ca4-f5341edc146a\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;related-article&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/5c\/16by9\/2026\/07\/15\/5c1de579584841dfb3d6486f16851a74_xs.jpg\" alt=\"ohio women Cyclosporiasis Outbreak getty 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        Ohio Woman Says Salad Gave Her &#8216;Violent Diarrhea&#8217; 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src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e3\/16by9\/2026\/07\/15\/e315a69d18a2480aa4f02289cbd55bff_xl.png&#8221;] Man Trapped Under Porta-Potty Seat Rescued by Kansas City Firefighters Kansas City FirefightersRescue Man From Crappy Situation By TMZ Staff Published July 15, 2026 3:06 PM PDT A Kansas City man found himself in one seriously crappy situation &#8230; trapped beneath the seat of a porta-potty &#8230; he needed firefighters to saw [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,77],"class_list":["post-2045429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tmz-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2045429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2045429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2045429\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2045429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2045429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2045429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}