Automotive giant Toyota will reach out to a customer in the wake of a major blaze that was sparked in his hybrid electric vehicle.

The Soto family were forced to flee as flames destroyed two cars and scorched the front of their property in Smithfield, in Sydney ’s west, just before 3am on Friday.

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Hybrid electric car catches fire in a Smithfield home’s driveway.

“I feel sad. It’s very hard, it’s emotional,” said Saul Soto, who has lived at the home with his wife and children for more than two decades.

“Devastating inside my heart, you know.”

Investigators believe the fire began in the front of the family’s hybrid RAV4 SUV, which was purchased 12 months ago.

“The fire’s originated under a bonnet so it’s concealed and can build up a lot of heat and then just b

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