Overview

• According to the couple’s account, the heater began emitting black smoke before it exploded, throwing Angela across the room and setting her hair alight as they fled and called 999.
• They were first treated at University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff before transfer to Swansea’s Morriston Hospital specialist burns unit, where outpatient care is ongoing.
• The three-storey property was gutted internally, with the insurer estimating repairs will take at least six months, and the pair now renting close to their home.
• Four e-bikes were stolen from the site after the blaze, and a tracker later pinged at a nearby block of flats where police were unable to pinpoint a specific address.
• No official investigation findings or manufacturer response has been reported, highlighting unresolved safety questions about bioethanol fireplaces.