A Derry man has suffered injuries after he moved a burning car which caught fire outside his home away from the property to prevent it causing further damage.

The incident happened in the Dove Gardens area of the Bogside in the early hours of this morning.

The BMW car is believed to have caught fire at around 3am- 4am.

The man who was in the house at the time got into the car while it was burning and moved it away from the house.

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) arrived on the scene and extinguished the blaze.

The man was taken to Altnagelvin Hospital for burn injuries to his body.

The car was completely destroyed and the fire caused extensive damage to the front of the house, pictured above.

Commenting, the independent councillor for the area, Gary Donnelly, said that it was fortunate no one was killed as a result of the incident.

"This man had a very lucky escape, as did the families who live beside him, which includes a number of children," he said.

"The fire service has said that lives could very easily have been lost here."

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