Car torched outside Scottish home during early-hours blaze as firefighters scramble

A car has been found torched after an early-hours blaze outside a Scottish home.

Firefighters were scrambled to the incident on Melville Close in Glenrothes, Fife, after receiving reports of a vehicle on fire at 3am on Saturday, reports The Daily Record.

The fire service attended for over 40 minutes before the blaze was put out.

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Shocking video footage shows the car engulfed in flames, which ravaged through the vehicle during the early hours.

The fire could be seen gripping the motor near a number of homes. Images of the aftermath show the car destroyed as a result of the blaze.

A spokesperson from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We were called to reports of a car on fire at 3am on Saturday, July 13. One appliance attended the incident and firefighters left at 3.46am.”

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The Record approached Police Scotland for comment.