Edward Taylor, 52, of Prince Williams Street, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara, found his car, PSS 407 on fire this morning.
Enquiries disclosed that Taylor secured his motorcar on Wednesday night around 21:00hrs and parked it on the eastern side of Prince William Street facing north, about 40 feet from his home, and went into his home.
This morning about 02:30hrs while in bed, he heard a loud explosion coming from the front of the yard. He got up and went to his window where he saw his motorcar engulfed in flames.
The fire service was alerted, and at about 03:00hrs firemen from the Campbellville Fire Service arrived on the scene, but the motorcar was completely gutted.
Investigations are ongoing.