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Laura Lyne

Person treated for burns after deodorant can explodes in Dublin home

A person had to be treated for burns after a deodorant can exploded in a Dublin home on Sunday night.

Dublin Fire Brigade were called to the scene after the window of a bedroom was blown out by the explosion. It happened when a candle came into contact with the can over a period of time.

As a result of the heat, the can exploded causing the damage and the injury. Posting images from the scene on Monday, Dublin Fire Brigade shared the details of the scary incident.

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They said: "Firefighters were called to an explosion in a house last night. It is believed that a deodorant can came in to contact with a candle over a period of time causing the can to heat and explode. The window of the bedroom was blown out as result. One patient treated for burns."

The incident following an incident in Dublin's City Hall on Saturday when wedding guests got trapped in a lift. The lift within the building had malfunctioned leaving both a bridesmaid and the flower girl trapped within leading to a call to Dublin Fire Brigade.

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