German grandmother saved from ceiling collapse by bonnet hair dryer

A bonnet dryer saved a German grandmother from serious injury or worse when the ceiling of the salon where she was having her hair done collapsed.

"At first I didn't realise what was happening. You can't hear a thing under the bonnet," said Karin Koellner, 72, from Gladbeck in western Germany. "Then bits of the ceiling broke off. But the dryer worked like a protective helmet."



A shocked Nermin Karagad, owner of the "Cut and More" salon, said: "I'm just happy nothing worse happened. The ceiling was redone seven years ago."

Two other people escaped with slight injuries in the incident on Thursday, police spokesman Michael Franz said.