Ravenshoe cafe blast survivor Noeleen Avenell forced to wear full body suit

'I was covered in boiling oil, watching the skin and flesh dripping off my body': Single mother given just a FIVE per cent chance of survival after horror cafe blast is now forced to wear a full-body suit
Noeleen Avenell, 52, suffered burns to 60 per cent of her body in the blast
Serves You Right cafe burst into flames when a 4WD hit a gas canister
Mother-of-two Ms Avenell was given a five per cent chance of survival
The June 9 blast claimed the lives of two people including Nicole Nyholt
A further 19 were injured in the blast in Ravenshoe in far-north Queesland


A woman who survived a horrific cafe blast that claimed the lives of two people last year has made an incredible recovery.
Noeleen Avenell, 52, was given just a five per cent chance of survival after a fire ripped through the Serves You Right cafe in Ravenshoe when a car hit a gas canister outside the restaurant.
The single mother-of-two, from Millstream in far-north Queensland, is finally home after a month in a coma, four months in intensive care and 18 operations, the Courier Mail reported.

'I was up in flames, covered in boiling oil, watching the skin and flesh dripping off my body, and I thought "I'm dead",' she said, recalling her horrific ordeal.
Ms Avenell is required to wear a full-body compression suit that also covers her face, after suffering burns to almost 60 per cent of her body.

Her face was the most badly damaged park of her body, and the 52-year-old said her ankles were the only part left untouched by the fire.
'That was how they dragged me out, by the ankles.'
But the brave mother-of-two has learned to walk again since the accident, and is finally back at home despite still needing to attend daily physiotherapy sessions.
She also spoke about cafe manager Nicole Nyholt, who tragically died during Queensland's largest mass burn disaster, describing her as a 'legend'.
Ms Avenell said her horrific experience helped her to appreciate life and not take it for granted, and she felt blessed that she would now get to see her grandchildren grow up.
Horrific CCTV footage shows the moment an out-of-control 4WD smashed into a 420 kilogram gas canister, engulfing the cafe in flames and injuring 19 people in June 9, 2015.
Ms Avenell said when the vehicle hit the wall right near the kitchen she was working in as a chef, the explosion was so intense she was 'inhaling fire'.
She said she was conscious the entire time.