A Dundee woman says she is “terrified in her own home” after her car was set on fire.
Chelsea Gibb’s car was targeted on Fyffe Street, just off Lochee Road, at around 10pm on Thursday.
Police are investigating and say the blaze was started deliberately.
Speaking briefly to The Courier, Chelsea said: “It’s absolutely terrifying.
‘I looked out and my car was up in flames’
“At first I thought it was the bins but when I looked outside my car was up in flames.
“We heard a loud bang and there was a smell of petrol.
“The kids were playing outside just before it happened.
“I’m terrified to be in my own home.”
One woman who lives nearby said: “I’d just come back around 10pm when the fire started.
“A small group of people gathered by it and the fire service arrived pretty soon after.
“The fire brigade told everyone to go back inside because there was quite a lot of smoke coming from it.
“It’s a real shame, nothing like this has happened on this street for the length of time I’ve been here.
“The police have been parked by it all morning.”
Locals heard ‘loud bang’ as Fyffe Street car fire took hold
A man who lives on the street said: “I heard a loud bang and when I looked outside, flames were shooting from the bonnet.
“The fire brigade arrived pretty quickly and extinguished the car.
“It’s not what you’d expect to see.”
A fire service spokesperson says a crew spent around 45 minutes at the scene tackling the blaze before passing the scene over to police.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “At around 10.10pm on Thursday, officers received a report of a vehicle on fire on Fyffe Street.
“The fire is being treated as wilful and inquiries are ongoing.”
