Woman injured as Austrian loo explodes

A Slovenian woman has been treated in hospital for burn injuries following an explosion in a farm toilet in Austria believed to have been caused by a build-up of methane.

"When the woman turned on the light there was a sudden explosion, leaving the woman with burn injuries on both arms, hands and her head," a statement from Steiermark state police in southern Austria said on Tuesday.

Police said the cause was thought to be a leak of methane from a nearby septic tank that collected inside the toilet cubicle.

A spark from the electrical circuit then caused the gas to explode.