Blaze : A fire at a family home is thought to have been caused by can of hairspray left next to a warm hairdryer . A fire swept through a family home after a can of hairspray left next to a warm hairdryer was thought to have exploded . The woman homeowner , who had been getting ready for work , described hearing two loud bangs moments before she discovered the blaze . Firefighters battled their way through thick black smoke to tackle the flames in Mapperley , Nottingham , after being alerted to the blast by neighbours . The woman , her two children and their pet dog escaped the fire , that destroyed their home , unharmed . Today their charred possessions , including a cabinet and wicker basket , could be seen scattered outside the home . 'The cause is possibly a hairdryer that was left on in a bedroom , ' said fire brigade watch manager Paul Meadows . 'The woman was using the hairdryer - we think she put it down and went downstairs . 'She then heard a bang and thought something had fallen . She heard another louder bang and came upstairs to discover the fire . 'She had no smoke alarms so she 's been really lucky . 'The bedroom is totally gutted - part of the ceiling is damaged and the floorboards , as well as the hallway . 'There 's smoke damage to the rest of the house and downstairs is damaged by water we used . ' Next door neighbour Daniel Douglas , 26 , woke up around 8am yesterday with smoke coming through his window . 'Someone was knocking on my door telling me there was a fire so I got out straight away , ' he said . ' I could just see a lot of smoke but could n't really see the flames . 'It 's pretty shocking - I 'm gutted for the family . They have n't long moved in . ' Bangs : Two loud bangs were heard moments before the blaze started , tearing through the Nottingham house . Safe : The homeowner , her two children and the pet dog escaped - but their possessions were left charred . Another said : ' I was having breakfast when I heard a large explosion . At first I thought car had crashed outside but when I saw smoke pouring out of the house down the road . 'It 's a freak accident really . Who would have thought a hairdryer could cause that ? ' The family has now been forced to seek alternative accommodation while their home is accessed . Remains : The burnt items could be seen in the street the next day , along with the blackened window .
Hairspray left next to warm hairdryer explodes causing fire in family home . A man was killed and his wife critically injured when a hot hair dryer, which had been sitting on the floor of their home, exploded at about 8:45 a.m. Friday morning outside an apartment building near Woman homeowner heard two loud bangs before discovering the blaze . No one was hurt in the early morning fire that gutted the property .