Hair dryer believed to be the cause of an explosion in Coral Springs

The Calgary Fire Department is reminding residents to never leave hairstyling appliances unattended after it’s believed that a hair dryer caused an aerosol can to explode inside the bathroom of a northeast home.

Fire crews were called to respond to reports of an explosion at a home on Coral Reef Manor N.E. at about 1:00 p.m. on Thursday.

When they arrived, they found the remnants of a small fire and evidence of an explosion that had occurred in the bathroom of the home.

The resident, who had called 911, said she was downstairs when she heard an explosion go off on the second floor.

When she went to investigate, she discovered that the bathroom door had been blown off its hinges and some towels were on fire.

No one was injured as a result of the explosion as there wasn’t anyone upstairs at the time it occurred.

A fire investigator found that the explosion was likely caused by a hair dryer that had been left on, blowing hot air directly onto an aerosol can of dry shampoo. The heat from the appliance eventually caused the can to explode.

The bathroom door, cabinet and bathtub were all damaged as a result.

Because of this incident, the CFD reminds residents to:

Officials are now working to determine if the hair dryer was malfunctioning.