Watch: Electric car sets house on fire
This is the moment an electric car sets a house on fire after bursting into flames.
CCTV footage captured the raging fire in the early hours of Friday morning in Chandler's Ford, Hampshire.
A family home was left charred after the explosion at 5am, which also damaged a van parked next to the electric car.
Neighbours said the young family who lived at the address were not hurt.
It is thought that an electric car sitting on the drive suddenly ignited while it was being charged overnight.
'I was frightened'
One neighbour said: '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.'
Photographs from the scene showed the burned wreckage of three vehicles outside the house, which had been left with shattered windows and charred walls.
A dormer window on the roof was reduced to its timber frame and roof tiles were missing.
Hampshire Fire and Rescue sent firemen from three different fire stations to the early morning blaze.
A spokesman for the fire service 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.'
The fire service said the incident was under control by 7.34am.
Policemen from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary closed the street while the fire service worked to extinguish the blaze.
Lithium batteries used in electric cars can burn without external oxygen. Fire service chiefs have said previously that electric vehicle fires can take longer to deal with than petrol or diesel cars.
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