Mrs Davies was treated at two hospitals

Marjorie Davies, 68, from Llanelli, said she believed they should be taken out of shops and only allowed in organised firework displays.

"All I hope is that they do take them off the market because they're lethal and they shouldn't be sold to children underage anyway," she said on Friday.

Her view is supported by politicians in Westminster. A bill currently going through Parliament seeking to impose tougher curbs on the sale and use of fireworks.

The Fireworks Bill, which has cross-party support, aims to reverse the trend towards year-round firework displays and general misuse which cause misery to residents, pets, and wild animals.

Mrs Davies' chair was ripped apart

The private members' bill, sponsored by Labour MP Bill Tynan, will also make the noisiest fireworks illegal and impose stricter rules on the training of those who give professional displays.

On Friday, police appealed for information after a firework was thrown into an unoccupied car parked in the Ely area of Cardiff.

Meanwhile relatives of the attack on Mrs Davies have been calling for anyone with information about the culprits to contact the police.

Mrs Davies' hair caught fire when the 2ft rocket hit the chair she was sitting in at her home in Bryn Golau as she watched television.

Her husband Ken Davies, who was in an upstairs room, rushed to help and had to throw water over her and the burning chair.

The grandmother of six also suffered cuts to her face and hands, perforated ear drums. Doctors at Swansea's Morriston Hospital had to remove pieces of glass from her head.

Her family believe the house was deliberately targeted because she had challenged local teenagers about their behaviour in the past.

Police forensic experts have carried out tests at the house and have told Mrs Davies she can now return.

But Mrs Davies has said she is terrified to go back, for fear of further attacks.

Explosion

Her two sons and daughter have appealed to the parents of those responsible to turn them over to the police.

The explosion was so powerful it also shattered a second window, knocked pictures off the walls, and destroyed the letterbox on the front door, 20ft away.

Mrs Davies' husband was the first to see what had happened.

"I heard one big explosion and I ran downstairs," he said.

"I heard my wife screaming and I found her in the chair bleeding, with the back of her hair all burned."

Her son Chris Phillips said: "Her hair was on fire and he threw water to stop it.

"I was here with 10 minutes and was trying to talk to her but she could not hear anything I was saying.

"She was in shock as she was taken to hospital.

"The doctors said she had a comfortable night and I'm going to collect her this morning as she is being transferred to Singleton.

"Quite often she looks after some of the grandchildren for a couple of hours and it's just very lucky none of them were with her."

Local teenagers

Her daughter Haley Rees said: "I just do not know what is wrong with people.

"She has lived here for more than 20 years but I will make sure she never has to come back here.

"I cannot tell you what I would do to those responsible.

"Someone must know as word soon gets out - if their parents know then they should tell the police as this was deliberate. There is no question of that."

Her son Stephen Phillips believes local youths are responsible

Mrs Davies's other son Stephen Phillips said he was convinced the incident was linked to trouble with local teenagers in the past.

"The kids are targeting the house because she phoned the police - because she stands up for herself.

"This could have been a manslaughter case.

"If she had been here by herself, she couldn't have got out of the chair quick enough. She could have burned in that chair, and they would have had to live with that on their conscience.

"The people who sold the fireworks would have had that on their consciences, too. It's bloody disgusting."

Police are investigating and forensic experts examined the house on Thursday.

Inspector Ian Richards said: "This was a mindless act and we will do our best to identify and deal with the people responsible."

Anyone with information is asked to contact Llanelli police on 01554 772222.

The comments published here represent the balance of views received:

I don't know what it's like in the rest of the country, but here in South Wales we are tormented by kids throwing fireworks from August to December. This is a horrifying case which shows that fireworks should be banned except for public displays and there should be harsher penalties for anti-social behaviour and selling fireworks to children. Mrs Davies stood up against the intimidation that so many of us face and I'm glad she was not more criticaly injured. I wish her a speedy recovery.
Jess, Cardiff, UK

Fireworks are safe as long as those who hold then respect what they have, and others around them. However when the immature get hold of them and cormit a crime, they know the law in this country is weak.
Neil , Wales

Fireworks should be for public displays only and should be handled by professionals. Every year there are reports of injuries to people and animals, and most pets are distressed by the noise. They should never be handled by children. They are explosives after all, and you wouldn't let a child play with a loaded gun would you?
C Wakeford, UK

Fireworks should be banned completly, and if neccessary only the army allowed to use them at orgonised November 5th events.
Ben, Scotland

I grew up in Llanelli and we didn't have the money to buy fireworks as kids. You can't blame fireworks, you have to blame the parents for not keeping their kids under control and the law for not being strict enough. I have lived in the States for 12 years and streets are far safer here than in my home town. It's such a shame that a lack of decipline has produced a society of yobs.
DW, USA

It would be impossible to prevent mis-use of fireworks without a complete ban, so ban them now, this nuisance goes on for far too long.
Vince, UK

By all means restrict their sale to adults and try and encourage there safe use but trying to ban them won't work. There are Chinese , Indians and other groups who use them to celebrate at other times than November 5th. Also if you can't buy them officially people will buy them from illegal sources and these fireworks are likely to cause far mor injuries and damage.
Peter, UK

I think all fireworks should be withdrawn from sale and those found misusing them should be heavily fined.There is an idiot on my estate who has been letting off fireworks all year,sometimes in the early hours.
Dave, England

Fireworks should only be sold to professional licenced users to hold public displays. For the past three months they hve been going off at all hours of the day and night. It is distressing for pets and annoying for the rest of us. Some shopkeepers are not responsible enough to sell them to the right people. These things are lethal and should be regulated.
Helen, UK

Ban them. The police have better things to do than to monitor firework use.
Karen, UK

I suppose we should also ban the sale of chisels, so that they cannot be used in Basic Instinct-style attacks.
Graeme Phillips, Germany, normally UK

I would go further, and demand fireworks are only available to organisations for displays, and are not for sale to the general public. Anyone caught selling or letting them off should be fined a minimum of �1,000
John Ritchie, England

A law should be brought in that no fireworks are sold until at least two days before fireworks night and then only to organised events or adults over the age 18 years (with proof of identity.) Fireworks have been going off for the last two weeks in the area, and not just small crackers!
Michelle Hopkins, Wales

The sale of fireworks to the general public should be banned, and only available for licensed displays. Many of them now sound like miniature (or not so miniature) bombs. You wouldn't allow people to buy hand grenades or similar weapons, yet these fireworks can be just as devastating in their effects. Most of them aren't even pretty, just make a noise. My dog has spent almost every evening since September trembling in the corner because he is frightened by the noise. It is getting increasingly difficult to find a time to walk him without fireworks going off and frightening him. An Irish man who spoke at our church last weekend said it was like being in Belfast at the height of the Troubles.
Christine Rotheram, UK

I believe that Fireworks sould only be used at displays this would reduce the risk to innocent people. I was hit by a firework on New Years' morning. Luckily, I was not hurt as I had on a thick coat,and jumper and it hit my shoulder. I was in a state of shock for ages. Would hate to think what Marjorie is going through. Ban fireworks from all shops.
Angela, UK

I would be sad to see the sale of fireworks to the public banned completely, but it's high time for some tighter controls. Perhaps the point of sale should be restricted to fewer, reputable outlets which are prepared to enforce age restrictions and would be easier for the authorities to licence and monitor. Certainly increase the age limit for buying fireworks to 21 years. Some enforcable restrictions on the dates and the time of day people can discharge fireworks could be introduced. If the current unsatisfactory state of affairs is allowed to persist and deteriorate then it will become harder to argue against the proposals for an outright ban.
Dale Deacon, England

Children have no idea about assessing risks, as an experienced chemistry teacher I would not let any of my pupils near gunpowder in school, but they can go out after school and buy it from the shops. Fireworks should not be sold to the general public.
Andrew Gray, UK

I think that fireworks should not be on sale to the general public. Why would anyone want to buy them in the first place? The whole Guy Fawkes business is a farce anyway, why 'celebrate' an attempted terrorist attack on parliament? If however people do wish to see a firework display then why not go to an organised event. At present this madness seems to span several weeks, whereas when I was a child the letting off of explosives was limited to either the weekend before, the actual day, or the weekend after November 5th, not to mention during reasonable hours. In the part of London I live in, you can expect fireworks to be let off at all times of the day and night. In my opinion it's a complete nonsense, but if people must do it then please let there be some regulation.
PW, UK

The sale of fireworks should be restricted to the week before November 5th - and even then should only be sold to responsible adults. Being over 18 doesn't automatically make you responsible! Let's not forget that fireworks are explosives! I have listened to fireworks going off outside my house and in the surrounding area now for weeks and it's delinquent kids doing it.
Mark, UK

No, they shouldn't be sold at all. There are many organised events, most of them free to attend. Even if you have to pay a fee to enter the grounds, it is still normally no more expensive than buying fireworks yourself. There is no need for them to be sold over the counter to anybody - it's just asking for trouble.
M Williams, N Wales

Sales of explosives and firearms are rigidly controlled, why not fireworks? It is long past the time when the sale of these dangerous weapons should be licensed.
Roger, UK

Firework sales should be banned except on the 4th & 5th November. Anyone selling as above or setting off fireworks other than on 5 November should face an automatic custodial sentence.
Alan Finch, England

In Chatham they sell fireworks all year round, and it is really annoying when someone thinks it is funny to let a load off, at one in the morning.
Andrew Akerman, England

In Canada, where I'm from originally, fireworks can only be used by licensed pyrotechnic experts. It was unlicensed when I was a child and my brother has the burn scar on his leg to prove it (fireworks and wellie boots don't mix!). I absolutely believe they should be banned to the general public - these are dangerous items and people take them far too lightly.
Janet Hill, UK

I don't think they should be banned, but they could be restricted for sale. There should also be a restriction on when they can be used i.e. seven days before or after Guy Fawkes, but illegal at all other times. Banning them because of a few irresponsible people is really not fair on every one else. Tony, UK

A similar thing happened to my neighbour two years ago (although there was no indication that it was a deliberate attack). A rocket smashed through her window and landed in her bathroom. She was away on holiday at the time, and it was only because another neighbour went to investigate that the fire didn't spread through the flat and along the terrace. Throughout October, the area where I live begins to feel like a war zone, with fireworks let off at all hours of the day and night. I believe that the sale of all fireworks larger than sparklers should be restricted to licensed operators at public displays.
Heidi, UK

I don't think Fireworks should be on sale to the public, only organised displays should have them. Youths have been setting fireworks off in my area since August. I say ban them all together from shops.
Graham Powell, Wales

I think fireworks should be on sale all year round. People should have the choice of being able to buy fireworks for other reasons than just bonfire night. I do feel, however, that the minimum age for a person to buy fireworks should be raised to 21 and the shop keepers who sell fireworks to people under-age should face harsher punishment. Perhaps some community service in a burns unit might give them something to think about.
Nicci, Reading, UK

I think all fireworks should not be sold at all to the general public. Why is it we can buy fireworks but we can't buy guns. Fireworks are a killer in the wrong hands and do have gun powder inside them after all.
Lorraine, Cheshire