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minister had lived and now rents out, <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/05\/12\/fire-breaks-keir-starmers-north-london-home-23071823\/\">a full inquiry was launched by counter-terror detectives. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Shocking images show the car engulfed in flames after locals were woken by ‘bangs like an explosion’. <\/p>\n<p>Images of the aftermath show the charred wreckage of the Toyota RAV4. <\/p>\n<p>The vehicle was completely destroyed. <\/p>\n<p>Emergency services were called to the scene of the first fire, which took place at a property in Islington where the Prime Minister previously lived 20 years ago, on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>They were then called to the second fire at a house in Kentish Town, which is understood to still be owned by Starmer, at 1.35am on Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>No one was hurt in either of the blazes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"485\" src=\"http:\/\/burn-the-priest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SEI_251035492-11b7.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23075260\" alt=\"Car fire on Keir Starmer's road\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The burnt-out remains of the car could be seen the following day on the north London road (Picture: Supplied)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Paul Lasok, 71, who Iives opposite a house in Islington, described how firefighters descended on the four story terraced property. <\/p>\n<p>He told <strong>Metro<\/strong>: ‘There were some people from the house out on the road and lots of firefighters. I’ve never seen Keir Starmer here. The fire could have been a lot worse if it spread. Thank goodness no one was hurt.’<\/p>\n<p>David Russell, who lives in Kentish Town, meanwhile described how counter-terror police swept along the road, scouring through bins and gathering any footage from ring doorbells. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"430\" src=\"http:\/\/burn-the-priest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SEI_250972148-2257.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23073798\" alt=\"LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 12: Police forensics officer seen near the home of UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on May 12, 2025 in London, England. An investigation is underway after a fire broke out in the early hours of Monday morning at a property owned by Prime Minister Keir Starmer in north London. The doorway to the home was damaged, but no injuries were reported. Starmer and his family currently reside at the prime minister's official residence at Downing Street in central London. (Photo by Leon Neal\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Forensics officers were investigating after the number of alleged attacks in north London (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tLatest London news\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/05\/09\/final-look-londons-iconic-bt-tower-sale-hotel-chain-275-000-000-23056023\/\">Final look of London\u2019s iconic BT Tower before sale to hotel chain for \u00a3275,000,000<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/05\/09\/british-airways-pilot-caused-plane-catch-fire-mixing-left-right-23055982\/\">British Airways pilot caused plane to catch fire after mixing up left and right<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/05\/09\/12-best-things-london-including-stunning-london-rooftop-bars-terraces-worth-booking-23047616\/\">12 best things to do in London this weekend including ‘stunning’ rooftop bars<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>To get the latest news from the capital visit Metro’s<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/london\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> London news hub<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>He told <strong>Metro<\/strong>: ‘It was very dramatic, they went through the bins and everything it was like being in a film. <\/p>\n<p>‘It was like ‘what’s going on here?’. There were so many police that we realised it was the house connected to Keir and we put two and two together.<\/p>\n<p>‘Keir is well-liked around here but is shy. His wife is very friendly. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"485\" src=\"http:\/\/burn-the-priest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-13-at-11.03.30-AM-1-0151.jpeg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23076789\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>First fire: The property in Islington, where the Prime Minister lived around 20 years ago, left damage to the front door<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"552\" src=\"http:\/\/burn-the-priest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-13-at-07.22.27-5559-e1747117522641.jpeg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23074124\" alt=\"The damage outside of the Prime Minister's property in north London (Picture: John Dunne)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Second fire: The damage outside the Prime Minister’s property in north London (Picture: John Dunne)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>‘We obviously feel for him he’s got enough on his plate what with running the country.’ <\/p>\n<p>A neighbour said: ‘There were bangs and a huge fire. My bike was parked next to the car, its tyre was split by the heat, it was very shocking.’<\/p>\n<p>Another said: \u2018\u2019It was  crazy, there were proper big flames you could feel the heat coming off.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Another neighbour added: \u2018It was like an inferno the car was completely destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018There were loads of bangs and the cracking sounds from the heat.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We had heard there had been other fires on the same type of vehicles and assumed it was a fault on the car.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>A man, 21, has been arrested in connection with the three incidents. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{“@context”:”https:\/\/schema.org”,”@type”:”VideoObject”,”name”:”Metro.co.uk”,”duration”:”T1M”,”thumbnailUrl”:”https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/05\/13\/11\/98326375-0-image-a-28_1747132462742.jpg”,”uploadDate”:”2025-05-13T11:32:03+0100″,”description”:”Footage shows the dark blue Toyota RAV4 engulfed in flames as firefighters fought the blaze near the Prime Minister’s North London home.”,”contentUrl”:”https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2025\/05\/13\/113053489116762067\/480x270_MP4_113053489116762067.mp4″,”height”:270,”width”:480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/burn-the-priest.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/13\/first-pictures-of-car-exploding-near-keir-starmers-house-in-arson-attack\/\" class=\"readmore\">Continue reading<svg class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\"> <use href=\"#icon-arrow-right\" xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-right\"><\/use> <\/svg><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">First pictures of car exploding near Keir Starmer\u2019s house in \u2018arson attack\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5274,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/burn-the-priest.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5272"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/burn-the-priest.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/burn-the-priest.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/burn-the-priest.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/burn-the-priest.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5272"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/burn-the-priest.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5272\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5279,"href":"http:\/\/burn-the-priest.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5272\/revisions\/5279"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/burn-the-priest.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/burn-the-priest.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/burn-the-priest.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/burn-the-priest.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}