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Exploding whipped cream dispenser kills fitness blogger

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Agence France-Presse

<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:62.4537037037037% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BU6W0ALjuSg/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Rebecca Burger (@rebeccablikes)</a> on <time dateTime="2017-06-04T08:59:25+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Jun 4, 2017 at 1:59am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="http://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>STRASBOURG, France -- An Instagram star and well-known fitness blogger has died in a freak accident after a pressurized cannister used for dispensing whipped cream exploded, hitting her in the chest, her family has said.</p><p>Rebecca Burger, who had a large following on the social media site, where she posted regular pictures of herself promoting fitness products, was killed in eastern France in what the family said was a domestic incident.</p><p>&quot;It is with great sadness we announce the death of Rebecca who died the June 18th, 2017 in an accident in the home,&quot; read a statement on Burger&#x27;s Instagram account, signed &quot;The grieving family.&quot;</p><p>Another post included a photograph of a dispenser, which has a small pressurized cannister, alongside a warning not to use similar devices.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50.0% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BVkpNCiDIn4/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Rebecca Burger (@rebeccablikes)</a> on <time dateTime="2017-06-20T19:08:13+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Jun 20, 2017 at 12:08pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="http://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>&quot;Here is an example of a whipped cream canister that exploded and struck Rebecca&#x27;s chest, resulting in her death,&quot; the post read. &quot;Do not use this kind of utensil in your home! Tens of thousands of defective devices are still in circulation.&quot;</p><p>A police source confirmed the death to AFP. Officers have opened an investigation.</p><p>Her death comes after after two similar accidents in France in 2014. Neither resulted in death.</p><p>France&#x27;s National Consumer Institute (INC) had already issued a warning over the same type of cannister, used by the Ard&#x27;Time brand, saying the plastic lid may not be able to withstand pressure from carbon dioxide inside.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

<p>An Instagram star and well-known fitness blogger has died in a freak accident after a pressurized cannister used for dispensing whipped cream exploded, hitting her in the chest, her family has said.</p>

An Instagram star and well-known fitness blogger has died in a freak accident after a pressurized cannister used for dispensing whipped cream exploded, hitting her in the chest, her family has said.