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Jessica Popkiss watched fire destroy her yard.
A woman’s freshly-renovated garden was destroyed after a nightmare neighbour lobbed a burning barbecue over the fence, igniting several properties.
UK resident Jessica Popkiss, 27, was forced to evacuate her new home in May after the disposable barbecue was tossed.
Ms Popkiss is now facing a more-than-$3000 bill after her outdoor furniture, lighting and other decorations were destroyed in the fire.
Pictures taken by Ms Popkiss show the devastation from the inferno.
The fire ended up damaging six yards and one home.
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Jessica Popkiss will have to replace all her lost furniture.
Ms Popkiss told UK media outlets she has been left “traumatised” by the incident.
“It was such a scary and traumatising experience. I was so surprised at how quickly the fire spread,” she said.
“I had only just moved my cats into the property so my first thought in all the panic was grabbing them and getting out.
“I wanted to go back and get some garden furniture but the firefighters said I couldn’t go in until the smoke cleared.
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She had just moved into the home and now has to deal with the aftermath of the blaze.
More than $3000 in furniture was lost to the fire.
“Once I was able to go back in, I saw that the entire garden was wrecked.”
Ms Popkiss said the fire erupted after a neighbour, whose yard backs onto her direct neighbour, used a disposable barbecue which got out of control.
The neighbour panicked and threw the whole barbecue over the fence, setting off a bigger blaze in the process.
“When it started I of course had no idea what the cause was,” Ms Popkiss said.
“I was just panicked and trying to stay safe as I saw the smoke fill up the living room.
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Jessica Popkiss says the incident has left her traumatised.
She now has to wait for her landlord to fix the fence and deck area.
“I was lucky in the sense that I already had all the doors in my home shut, so when the smoke came in it wasn’t able to cause any damage to those rooms.
“I almost couldn’t believe it when someone told me it was a disposable BBQ.
“I had no idea they could do so much damage.”
Ms Popkiss is expected to foot the bill for all her damaged garden furniture but her landlord will cover repairs to the decking and fencing.
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