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Dry shampoo can explodes, causing damage to Coral Springs home

No injuries were reported.

A can of dry shampoo exploding in a Coral Springs home on Thursday had enough force to blow a bathroom door off its hinges.

In a news release, the Calgary Fire Department (CFD) explained the aerosol can was sitting near a plugged-in hair dryer which “created enough heat” to cause the can to explode with “substantial force.”

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The blast damaged the bathroom door, bathroom cabinet and some tiles, and caused some towels to catch fire.

The explosion happened at about 1 p.m. at a home on Coral Reef Manor. No injuries were reported.

Investigators are trying to determine if the hair dryer possibly malfunctioned.

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