A mother-of-ten was killed in a house fire despite the brave battle of her partner to save her life, an inquest heard.
Kelly-Marie Watton, 32, died after being pulled from the flames by her partner Daniel Cooper who returned home from a night out.
She had been drinking in a friend's garden during the day and was alone in the house when the fire started just after midnight while Daniel was out with friends.
Daniel - who was father to five of her children - arrived at the scene just before the fire service.
The inquest heard he attempted to kick the door down several times before he finally gained entry by running through it.
“I started kicking the door over and over until my leg hurt,” he said.
He then hurled himself at the door, forcing his way in.
“I felt the smoke burning the back of my throat. I pulled my T-shirt over my mouth and the heat was unbearable,” he said.
He found Kelly-Marie lying on a sofa and managed to drag her outside.
The hearing was told he attempted CPR outside the home in Holywell, North Wales. But she was pronounced dead at the scene in June last year.
CCTV footage taken from a camera from across the road on the Holway estate showed how the living room light was switched on at 12.08am and switched off shortly afterwards.
By 12.33am, the footage showed smoke inside the house with the fire visible by 12.40am.
Her heartbroken family described her as 'the life and joy of the party' and said her death has left them 'in complete despair'.
Fire investigator Timothy Owen said the fire started in the corner of the living room on the ground floor where a pile of clothes, a wicker storage basket and a lamp were located.
A television was nearby as was a "partially melted" lighter - but the fire investigator could not determine the exact cause of the blaze due to the number of possible causes.
The investigation by the fire service could not discount an electrical fault, a poorly discarded cigarette nor a deliberate attempt to ignite the fire.
Kelly-Marie, who was the eldest of six siblings, was pronounced dead at the scene later that night by paramedics at 2.03am.
Home Office pathologist Dr Brian Rogers gave a cause of death as inhalation of smoke and fire gases.
Kelly-Marie had a blood alcohol level of 302mg per 100ml - levels over 300mg can lead to blackouts. Traces of cocaine and prescribed medication were also found.
Kelly-Marie, who was born in Cardiff, was known to smoke in the living room.
Coroner Kate Sutherland also praised Mr Cooper's efforts in trying to save his partner, adding: "The courage and bravery Mr Cooper showed in helping Kelly that night is something that is profound."
The coroner concluded that the death was an accident.
