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Lamborghini Gallardo fire: from Lambo to flambé - owner tells of horror
VISIBLY shocked, Janade Hussain, the owner of a £75,000 Lamborghini Gallardo Coupe sports car reduced to a smouldering ruin by fire spoke of his devastation at losing his pride and joy.
VISIBLY shocked, Janade Hussain, the owner of a 75,000 Lamborghini Gallardo Coupe sports car reduced to a smouldering ruin by fire spoke of his devastation at losing his pride and joy.Online car dealer Mr Hussain (31) bought the four-year-old car six months ago and despite numerous offers to buy it he always refused.
But on Friday night (3 July), the expensive supercar was destroyed in a dramatic blaze which happened in front of about 100 revellers in Peterborough city centre.
Although Mr Hussain, who runs Tudor Motor Company from his home in Springfield, Fletton, is struggling to come to terms with the loss of his prized machine, he is just glad to be alive.
Today, the young entrepreneur told The Evening Telegraph how he had a lucky escape from the sports car after spotting smoke bellowing from the rear of the vehicle.
He immediately stopped the car, which he was driving to take a friend into the city, outside Natural England in Northminster and ran to get a fire extinguisher.
"When I got out, I saw that the back bumper was starting to melt so thought I had to act fast," he said.
"I ran to get a fire extinguisher, but when I got back it was too dangerous to get near and all of a sudden it turned into a fireball. I was just shocked, I thought I was having a nightmare.
"It's a good job I spotted the smoke because I could have been in all sorts of trouble, I'm just thankful I got out alive."
Now, Mr Hussain is facing the difficult task of speaking to insurance companies about the loss of his prized possession and trying to work out how his business can cope.
He started the business eight years at his former home in Paston, Peterborough, selling smaller cheaper cars, before moving up the gears to sell more expensive vehicles.
He added: "It's a big loss and there is a lot of headaches with the insurance. The premiums will go up as well, but I'm just trying to figure out what the best way around it will be because I really wasn't ready for this.
"I worked myself up to bigger and better cars and unfortunately, this was one of the most expensive cars I've ever owned. I didn't really want to sell it, because it's not every day you get to have a Lamborghini."
A fire service spokesperson said the fire ignited at the rear of the vehicle, which is where the majority of the damage was, but it was not yet possible to say with any certainty how it started.
Police say they are also investigating the cause of the blaze.
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