Erika posted two side-by-side videos on her Facebook page, noting that the unexpected flames occurred during the hairdryer’s first use. Fortunately, a small burn on Erika’s hand and an “enormous smell” in her master bathroom were the extent of the damage.
Talk about a bad hair day! My new hair dryer (more like hair frier) from OraCorp on Amazon.com became a blow torch on…
Posted by Erika Augthun Shoolbred on Monday, January 29, 2018
While Amazon has apparently removed all OraCorp hairdryers from their site, the company has yet to address this alarming event.
It is possible that the hairdryer was intended for use with a US plug and simply overheated when it was plugged into a UK outlet. (Which is not unheard of.) Regardless, this seems like an issue which both Amazon and OraCorp would want to investigate.
Erika says that she’s still shocked by the unexpectedly fiery start to her morning, but is thankful that the damage wasn’t more extreme.