Rebecca Burger, a French fitness blogger, has died after a whipped-cream dispenser exploded into her chest.

Burger, who had 160,000 Instagram followers and more than 55,000 Facebook fans, died over the weekend.

Citing local reports in France, the BBC reported that she died of cardiac arrest after the accident, despite being attended to by medics.

Her family announced her death on Facebook, calling it a "domestic accident." A warning about what her family described as a faulty dispenser involved in her death has also been posted on her Instagram.

The message said the canister "exploded and struck Rebecca's chest, causing her death."

"Le bonheur n’est pas une destination à atteindre mais une façon de voyager."🌟 • • "Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling."🌟 A post shared by Rebecca Burger (@rebeccablikes) on Jun 8, 2017 at 9:07am PDT Jun 8, 2017 at 9:07am PDT



The dispensers shoot gas into a metal capsule, which keeps the pressure high.

The BBC said a French consumer group had warned readers for years about faulty connectors that could break, allowing the gas capsules to be expelled at high speed.

The BBC said such dispensers were involved in enough accidents that the government office for consumers issued a warning, saying the accidents stretched back as far as 2010 and could occur even after years of use.

Below is the warning posted on Burger's Instagram account.

Voici un exemple de siphon à chantilly qui a explosé et percuté le thorax de Rebecca, entraînant son décès. Précision : le siphon qui a engendré sa mort quant à lui été mis sous scellé. N'utilisez pas ce genre d'ustensile chez vous ! Plusieurs dizaines de milliers d'appareils défectueux sont encore en circulation. A post shared by Rebecca Burger (@rebeccablikes) on Jun 20, 2017 at 12:08pm PDT Jun 20, 2017 at 12:08pm PDT

Burger's family announced the death on Facebook.

Burger had 160,000 followers on Instagram, where she shared glamorous photos of her life.

Un shaker @womensbest.fr dans la main et Iron de l'autre💕 • À vrai dire c'est mission impossible pour rester seule bien longtemps quand il est dans les parages👀😄🐶 • • Outfit: @bringsportswear 💎 A post shared by Rebecca Burger (@rebeccablikes) on Jun 9, 2017 at 8:43am PDT Jun 9, 2017 at 8:43am PDT

Un matin à Koh Tao 🌴🌳🌿💕 A post shared by Rebecca Burger (@rebeccablikes) on Feb 21, 2017 at 4:22am PST Feb 21, 2017 at 4:22am PST

She also had a YouTube channel.

Her first and only video was posted on 10 June and captured a trip to Bali, Indonesia.