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Aerosol causes explosion

A COUPLE had a rude awakening after hot candle wax dripping on to an aerosol can eventually caused it to explode and blow out the bay windows of their home in Wain-a-long Road, Salisbury.

Firefighters rushed to the scene in the early hours of Saturday only to find that the couple, shocked but unhurt, had already extinguished the small fire themselves. However, the explosion was powerful enough to move a window and door frame several inches and cause substantial damage to the back of the property.

An emergency unit had to be called to shore up the building and make the area safe.