THIS is the terrifying moment a fire tears through a family home after a firework from Diwali landed in their garden.
The Coventry family say they’ve “lost everything” after the blaze destroyed their three-bed property in Foleshill.
Emergency services were called to reports of the fire ripping through the home at around 9:30pm on October 18.
Mohsen Mahmoudi and his family of four were out when a firework is thought to have landed in their garden.
By the time firefighters had arrived, however, the blaze had already engulfed the house.
The spark was so severe, it spread to two neighbouring properties, firefighters said.
Dramatic video shows smoke billowing from the property as the the blaze ripped through the family home.
Gargantuan flames fill the black sky as shocked voices are heard muttering in the background.
Pictures of the aftermath, meanwhile, show charred debris sprawled across where the house once stood.
Friend Monica Chumber, 28, said the family have been left “devastated” and are just “trying to keep going”.
She said: “They have lost everything — clothes, furniture, keepsakes, and the comfort of their own home.”
Monica has since set up a GoFundMe to help the family with rebuilding costs as “there was no home insurance”.
She said: “You go out and live your normal life, thinking you are going to come back, and the house will be the same, and their house is just completely gutted.”
“This home wasn’t just a building, It’s where neighbours would stop by for a chat, where birthdays were celebrated, and where the door was always open for anyone who needed a cup of tea and a friendly ear.
“To see it gone has left a deep hole in his family’s hearts and the community they have,” she added.
A West Midlands Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “Shortly after 9.25pm on Saturday 18th October, we responded to Horndean Close, Coventry.
“Initially, four fire engines and two 4×4 brigade response vehicles and a hydraulic aerial platform responded.
“This was a fire that started in a garden conservatory and spread to two neighbouring properties.
“Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the fires.
“There were no injuries or casualties.
“We conducted several revisits to check for hotspots.”
Source: https://www.the-sun.com/news/15415426/blaze-rips-family-home-firework-lands-garden/
