A couple issued a warning about the dangers of buying gas heaters on eBay after their attempts to save money on heating bills led to disaster.
Sharon and Ray Baines had to act quickly to get their new heater out of their home before it exploded "like a bomb" and sent a "fireball" into the sky.
Luckily, the couple's evasive action limited the damage to their home in Blurton, Stoke-on-Trent, but firefighters said if it hadn't been for their quick thinking the heater could have "taken the roof off".
