A house has been destroyed by fire after an electric car suddenly caught alight on the driveway.
The vehicle was parked outside the home in Chandler’s Ford, Hampshire and had been charging overnight when it caught fire at about 5am on Friday.
Crews from three different fire stations raced to the scene as the flames spread to two other cars on the driveway and reached the front of the home.
CCTV footage captured the roaring fire as it spewed black smoke into the air and started to spread.
Thankfully everyone inside the house was evacuated and nobody suffered any injuries.
But pictures taken in daylight show the front of the house has been severely damaged, with several windows blown out and bricks and woodwork stained black with smoke.
Several roof tiles have fallen and the burnt out wreckage of the vehicles still remains on the driveway.
Aside from a van, the other vehicles on the drive are completely unrecognisable.
The white bricks of a neighbouring house also appear to have been stained by the smoke.
A spokesperson for Hampshire Fire and Rescue said: ‘Firefighters tackled a fire involving a number of vehicles which spread to a house on Charlecote Drive in Chandler’s Ford this morning.
‘Crews from Eastleigh, Redbridge and St Mary’s were alerted shortly before 5am when multiple 999 calls were made into the control room reporting the blaze.
‘Wearing breathing apparatus firefighters entered the property to extinguish the fire using hose reels and jets.
‘Fortunately, there were no casualties involved.
‘The electricity, gas and water supply to the building was isolated before the incident was handed over to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary officers.’
Neighbours say the home, estimated to be worth around £550,000 belongs to a young family who were thankfully able to escape the house unharmed.
One neighbour said: ‘I was probably the last to hear about it on the block. The fire was going when I got up, and the house was beginning to catch.
‘Flames were coming out the door and window. I was frightened for the young family.’
