A WOMAN died in a massive house blast on Easter Monday after her oxygen bottle exploded while being changed by her husband.
Emergency crews were scrambled to the home in Walsall at around 4.55pm yesterday after horrified neighbours heard a huge bang.
The woman, named locally as Lynn Hadley, 67, was declared dead at the scene while four adults - including 70-year-old husband David - and a child managed to flee.
David was treated at the scene for minor injuries but everyone else escaped unscathed.
Stunned neighbours claim he was changing wheelchair-bound Lynn's oxygen bottle in the conservatory when it suddenly went up in flames.
One, Trevor Burgess, 76, said: "Apparently they were changing Lynn's oxygen bottle because she needed it to help her breathing and it suddenly exploded.
"They couldn't save her. Dave was the one who raised the alarm. The conservatory has completely gone.
"It is absolutely devastating. You just can't comprehend it.
"It's completely heartbreaking. She was one-in-a-million."
Shocking pictures show the roof ripped from the semi-detached home with the glass from the windows blown out.
Police have now launched an investigation into the cause of the fatal blast.
More than 80 per cent of the two-storey property was damaged - including a lounge, conservatory and loft.
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West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "The crew managed to evacuate all of the occupants from the property except for a woman, who was confirmed dead.
"A man from the property and the original ambulance crew were assessed before being discharged at the scene.
"A full investigation into what happened has begun to ascertain the circumstances."
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