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Images have been released of a Fiat Punto police want to trace in connection with an arson attack at the home of a TikTok famous family.
The Smithy Family were forced to flee their home in Welling after a car parked on the driveway was set on fire.
Dad Nick and mum Jess were inside the property at the time with their two young daughters, Isabella, nine, and Amelia, six, and a newborn baby boy.
Footage of the terrifying moment the blaze was ignited was released online and police are treating it as an arson attack.
The London Fire Brigade fielded several calls on the night of the incident and said the exterior and guttering of the house were destroyed as well as five mobility scooters.
No arrests have been made after the blaze in which nobody was injured.
Police have now released two images of a car, a Fiat Punto – believed to be a Grande model – and are appealing for anyone who can identify it or its owner to come forward.
Moment the Smithy Family car is set on fire
The vehicle is described as light blue with a noticeable dent in the front right wheel arch.
Officers believe it could be in the south east London area, including Welling, Bexleyheath, Greenwich, or Dartford and was used in the incident.
Dad-of-three Nick left his job as a builder following the family's meteoric rise to fame on TikTok.
But they have since decided to leave the platform after the arson attack in which he said his family could have been killed.
Det Sgt Danny Banks, from the serious and complex investigations unit, said: “A team of officers have been working diligently to establish the circumstances of this incident. I thank everyone who has already come forward to police.
"We are now focusing our investigation on the car pictured and wish to identify it as soon as possible.
"If you recognise it, please come forward and speak to us. No piece of information is too small and could significantly help us in our investigation to establish who is responsible for this attack.
Anyone with any information relating to the car or the incident is casked to call police on 101 or tweet @MetCC quoting CAD 8350/14July or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or click here.
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