SALEM – The trial of a Salem woman charged with smoking a cigarette near her oxygen tank before a fire broke out in 2004, fatally killing the homeowner she was staying with, has been delayed until November.Deborah Borella, 54, of 179 Boston St., Salem, stands charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of 39-year-old Theresa Reynolds.The trial was scheduled to begin Tuesday in Salem Superior Court but because of the court log and expert witness availability to testify in the case, the trial date was postponed until Nov. 17.On March 27, 2004, shortly before 6 a.m. Salem firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire at 122-R Boston St., also known as 33-R Beaver St.When firefighters arrived at the scene, they observed that the flames engulfed the renovated rear garage building.The blaze took the life of Reynolds, who was asleep in her bedroom at the time the fire erupted, and completely destroyed the home.Reynolds, who was disabled and unable to escape her home, was taken to Salem Hospital after the fire and was pronounced dead.An autopsy report indicated Reynolds died from smoke inhalation and thermal injury, Assistant District Attorney Jessica P. Connors said.The other five occupants in the home, including a 9-year-old boy, suffered smoke inhalation and were taken to Beverly Hospital for treatment.Prosecutors believe Borella, who was using an oxygen tank at the time, was also smoking a cigarette, sparking the deadly fire.Borella, who suffers from emphysema and carries an oxygen tank, denied she had anything to do with it and she was never was charged until March 2007 when the state fire marshal?s office determined that the ignition was a lit cigarette and the oxygen tank.The trial is expected to include several expert witnesses concerning the operating of oxygen tank.A conviction on the crime of manslaughter carries a potential 20-year state prison sentence.Borella remains free on $400 cash bail pending the outcome of her case.Reynolds sister, Billie Sprague of Lynn, is fighting to create a new smoking law that holds oxygen tank users responsible for their actions in the event of serious injury or death occurs.