The woman lived alone in a senior citizens' housing project in Odda, western Norway. The explosion was apparently so powerful that the TV itself was virtually pulverized.
Newspaper Hardanger Folkeblad reported that the woman died at Haukeland Hospital in Bergen, where she was flown after the explosion sparked the fire on Tuesday evening.
Ragnar Kaldheim of the Hordaland Police District, warned that televisions, especially older one, gather dust that can ignite from the warmth of the set. The dead woman's TV was said to be a 1990 model.
Fire prevention experts recommend dusting TVs, turning them completely off when not in use and unplugging them during lengthy absences.
