A TIKTOK family have revealed their home was targeted in a suspected arson attack.
The Smithy Family shared a dramatic video of their semi-detached house in South London with their 2.5million followers.
It shows a car gutted by flames in the drive and the home blackened by ther inferno last night.
The family also posted a clip of the house glowing orange with flames.
It comes after the family's soaring popularity has led to trolling and their address being leaked online.
Unwanted takeaways and even escorts have been sent to their home.
Read our Smithy Family fire live blog for the latest updates….
- John Hall
DELIBERATELY TARGETED?
The suspected arson attack comes after the family's soaring popularity has led to trolling and their address being leaked online.
Unwanted takeaways and even escorts have been sent to their home.
- John Hall
FAMILY SAFE
Dad Nick said: "We all got out the house OK, the kids are fine… the dogs are OK. The house is not OK. The kids are at a safe place.
"To the people who have done this, you could have killed our family and not only our family, my neighbours, my friends. It's unforgivable."
- John Hall
TERRIFYING BLAZE
The Smithy Family shared a dramatic video of their semi-detached house in South London with their 2.5million followers.
It shows a car gutted by flames in the drive and the home blackened by ther inferno last night.
The family also posted a clip of the house glowing orange with flames.
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FAMILY SAFE
Dad Nick said: “We all got out the house OK, the kids are fine… the dogs are OK. The house is not OK. The kids are at a safe place.
“To the people who have done this, you could have killed our family and not only our family, my neighbours, my friends. It’s unforgivable.”
- John Hall
DOING GOOD
Last Christmas the Smith family managed to collect the huge haul of Christmas presents in a short time frame of just over three weeks.
Dad Nick shared updates on their family TikTok account and encouraging people to get in touch and donate.
He also said that the Salvation Army is over the moon with the donations of toys.
- John Hall
SO KIND
The dad previously revealed the thing that had really touched him was the response from people after such a hard year, with people that don't have that much money themselves donating gifts.
"That part of it is what makes it so amazing. It makes us feel so proud of everyone who has got involved.
"I'd like to say a massive thank you to everyone who has donated. There's nothing I can do or say that will show how much appreciation we've got for what they've done."
- John Hall
BIG HEARTED
On their TikTok account The Smithy Family, they share videos from their family life at home with their kids to 1.4m followers.
Nick explained that now they have a large number of followers on TikTok, he began by trying to collect some donations of presents and it soon snowballed.
He said that he's been really blown away by how people have come together to help others, collecting over 5,000 Christmas presents for those struggling this year.
Nick said, "Someone donated 2,000 gifts, from a storage unit. The lady used to buy surplus stock from shops, so it's all brand-new in boxes and she got in touch and said if we can clear it out, we can have it."
- [email protected]
DELIBERATELY TARGETED?
The suspected arson attack comes after the family’s soaring popularity has led to trolling and their address being leaked online.
Unwanted takeaways and even escorts have been sent to their home.
- John Hall
WHO ARE THE SMITHY FAMILY?
Nick Smith and his partner Jess found fame after sharing videos with their kids Jack, Amelia, Isabella and Teddy.
The dad managed to give up work as a builder to become a full time TikTok star earlier this year.
As well as clips showing sweet personal moments and pranks, the family also help out charities and collected around £60,000 worth of gifts for the Salvation Army over Christmas.
- John Hall
LUCKY ESCAPE
A LFB spokesperson said: "We were called to reports of a car alight that had spread up the outside of the house.
"There were a number of mobility scooters parked outside which had caught alight and were producing a large amount of smoke and flames.
"Everyone was out of the building before we arrived, and crews worked incredibly hard to prevent further damage to the inside of the property and to neighbouring properties."
- John Hall
FLAMES SPREAD
London Fire Brigade said the flames appeared to spread from the burning car to the house.
More than 20 firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze after it erupted yesterday.
The cause of the fire is now being investigated and there have been no arrests.
- John Hall
DELIBERATELY TARGETED?
The suspected arson attack comes after the family's soaring popularity has led to trolling and their address being leaked online.
Unwanted takeaways and even escorts have been sent to their home.
- John Hall
FAMILY SAFE
Dad Nick said: "We all got out the house OK, the kids are fine… the dogs are OK. The house is not OK. The kids are at a safe place.
"To the people who have done this, you could have killed our family and not only our family, my neighbours, my friends. It's unforgivable."
- John Hall
TERRIFYING BLAZE
The Smithy Family shared a dramatic video of their semi-detached house in South London with their 2.5million followers.
It shows a car gutted by flames in the drive and the home blackened by ther inferno last night.
The family also posted a clip of the house glowing orange with flames.
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