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| Rolls-Royce and Lamborghini destroyed in Digbeth fire | |
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| Three luxury cars worth nearly £1m have been destroyed in a suspected arson attack at a high end hire company. | Three luxury cars worth nearly £1m have been destroyed in a suspected arson attack at a high end hire company. |
| The blaze at VIP Limousine Hire in Heath Mill Lane, Digbeth, Birmingham, broke out during the early hours. | The blaze at VIP Limousine Hire in Heath Mill Lane, Digbeth, Birmingham, broke out during the early hours. |
| A Lamborghini Aventador, a Rolls-Royce Ghost and a Rolls-Royce Phantom worth an estimated £740,000 in total melted in the heat. | |
| West Midlands Fire Service said it was being treated as arson. | West Midlands Fire Service said it was being treated as arson. |
| Hassim Amrid, company manager at VIP Limousine Hire, said the fire service had blocked the road when he first arrived so he had not been able to see anything. | Hassim Amrid, company manager at VIP Limousine Hire, said the fire service had blocked the road when he first arrived so he had not been able to see anything. |
| When he did get in he said it "was not a pleasant sight." | When he did get in he said it "was not a pleasant sight." |
| "The Lamborghini, which was carbon fibre and valued at £330,000, was totally melted," he said. | "The Lamborghini, which was carbon fibre and valued at £330,000, was totally melted," he said. |
| "The Ghost, £260,000 and the Phantom, £150,000, were melted too." | "The Ghost, £260,000 and the Phantom, £150,000, were melted too." |
| There were 30 cars in the building, but Mr Amrid thinks the other cars will be saved. | There were 30 cars in the building, but Mr Amrid thinks the other cars will be saved. |