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BBC Wales Today presenter Nick Palit and his wife were caught in a horror fire which destroyed thgeir home of siex years.

Their bioethanol heater exploded, causing their house near Cardiff to be engulfed in flames.

The 60-year-old broadcaster and his wife Angela, 59, have both sustained burn injuries as a result.

Angela was thrown across the room by the force of the explosion, which also set her hair on fire.

The couple first bought the environmentally friendly heater five years ago and had no problem with it until it started producing smoke when Angela turned it on.

When this happened, Nick went to shut it down, but flames started coming from the heater.

While he went to open the window, Angela went to get a damp cloth, which is when the explosion engulfed the room.

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