The emergency services were called after an early morning car fire on a residential road. 

Concerned residents alerted the emergency services at about 2.38am on Sunday, October 1 after a car fire on Hillside Close in Chalfont St Peter.

When one fire engine and crew from Gerrards Cross arrived, a car was in flames.

Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “The incident generated multiple calls to Thames Valley Fire Control Service.

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“The firefighters used one set of breathing apparatus and one hose reel.

“The car was 100 per cent damaged by fire.”

A resident, who asked not to be named, claimed the incident was arson, but this remains unconfirmed by the police. 

Thames Valley Police was contacted for a comment.