Rory Carter and his friend were working on restoring the vintage boat yesterday afternoon when a spark ignited petrol after they started the engine. 9News
A family in Adelaide's north-east had a lucky escape when a boat in their garage exploded into flames.
Rory Carter and his friend were working on restoring the vintage boat yesterday afternoon at Sunburn Court,Two of Mr Carter's children were playing in the boat moments before the blaze. Just moments before the fire ignited, two of Mr Carter's young children had been playing in the boat their dad was working on."The fire itself just went whoosh, I'm surprised it didn't take our eyebrows off.Inside the house, Mr Carter's wife Olivia heard the loud bang and rushed to grab their three young children to get them outside.
"As I went, I saw a big flame coming from the garage, so I quickly rushed to get the kids out, I actually carried all three at once," Ms Carter said. Too young to realise the danger inside, security footage showed the little ones repeatedly trying to run back into the house with Ms Carter chasing after them.
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