Man films his Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 catch fire in Bedfordshire

Father and daughter have a lucky escape after his £200,000 Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Roadster catches on FIRE after it was ‘sat in the sun all day at a car show’

  • Ciro Ciampi, 45, was travelling home from car show in his £200,00 Lamborghini
  • He was driving with his daughter Tia when he spotted smoke in the engine bay
  • As he delivered a piece to camera the video flames shown destroying the car

A petrol head filmed his beloved £200,000 Lamborghini supercar burst into flames while he was on a trip out with his daughter. 

Ciro Ciampi, 45, and his daughter Tia were enjoying a drive in the Lamborghini Aventator LP 700-4 roadster when smoke began pouring out of the rear engine bay. 

He was safely able to evacuate the youngster before alerting authorities to his predicament. 

After stopping the car, Mr Ciampi opened the hatch to inspect the engine when he found the engine smoldering away, just behind where his daughter had been sitting just minutes earlier. 

Initially, Mr Ciampi had attempted to quench the blaze with a fire stick, but his attempts proved ineffective the blaze. 

In 2017, Lamborghini issued a recall for Aventador models after several reports of the cars catching fire due to a fault in the fuel systems. 

Investigators found that if the car’s petrol tank is overfilled, there is a risk of petrol fumes igniting after coming into contact with the hot exhaust. 

The risk of fire was increased further if the cars were over-revved while at a standstill.  

Ciro Ciampi, pictured with his daughter Tia, three minutes before his Aventator LP 700-4 roadster caught fire

Mr Ciampi filmed the V-12 supercar as the fire spread through the engine bay releasing 

Mr Ciampi stopped off to buy a soft drink during their 20 minute journey on Sunday afternoon. 

Delivering a piece to camera with his burning car in the background, Mr Ciampi explained how he was on a short trip when the car caught fire. 

As the fire engine approached, Mr Ciampi showed how the fire rapidly spread through the engine bay as a inflammable fluid fed the blaze, threatening the vehicle’s private number place  

The £200,000 V-12 supercar had been sat in the sun all day at an automotive show. 

Mr Ciampi said: ‘My immediate concern was myself and my daughter. Once we were safe, I just wanted to minimise the damage.

The £200,000 super car was destroyed within a matter of minutes  in Bedfordshire on Sunday 

Mr Ciampi praised Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue service who made it to the scene within eight minutes

‘I just felt totally helpless and wanted to raise awareness so I chose to film it to share how quickly a car fire can spread and destroy any car.

‘I filmed the video for our Petrolheadonism social media channels as a lot of my ambassadors and supporters have grown to love the car. Her name is Viola Ophelia, one of only two UK factory original painted Viola Ophelia cars.

‘The outpouring of support and love from private messages and publicly across our channels has been overwhelmingly positive and supportive.

‘I’d like to thank the team of Bedfordshire Fire Service for their speedy response and awesome firefighting skills, they were on the scene within eight minutes.’

Mr Ciampi, pictured, posted footage of his car’s demise on his YouTube channel 

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