Police in Portsmouth are investigating the cause of a fire that completely destroyed two caravans and threatened to spread to nearby cars.
Neighbours watched in horror early on Monday morning after the caravans, which were parked together on a residential driveway, were engulfed by a fireball and their tyres exploded.
It is believed that they were deliberately set on fire at around 6am, Portsmouth News reported.
Lorraine McLeod, who lives next door to the caravan owners, told the newspaper that they were shocked to wake up and find the caravans ablaze.
“We rushed to move the cars out of the way,” she said. “The fire was right next to them and I was worried they could catch.
“It was really roasting and there’s hardly anything left of the caravans.”
Eight firefighters from Southsea rushed to the scene to put out the flames, spending around half an hour tackling the fire.
The case is now with Hampshire Constabulary, who say they are investigating it as suspected arson.
