Exploding hairspray can shatters windshield in Oregon

PORTLAND, Oregon (KTRK) -- Firefighters say extreme heat was responsible for a powerful explosion that sent a can of hairspray through a car windshield in Oregon recently.

But it's not just hairspray that you should be worried about -- anything in an aerosol can, like bug spray, paint or sunscreen, could explode if left in temperatures in excess of 120 degrees.
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It was 90 degrees outside on the day the hairspray in question exploded, but temperatures inside parked cars can get dangerously high even on 70-degree days.

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