A Sanford family narrowly escaped their burning home early Tuesday morning, with the fire department investigating the Tesla and charging station in the garage as a possible cause.

The Raky family's home is destroyed, with the garage completely gutted and Mina Raky's prized Tesla burned beyond recognition.

"Just the trauma, we are all traumatized at this point," Mina Raky said.

Raky said the fire started around 5 a.m. in his Sanford home. He heard popping and crackling, walked into his garage, and saw the bottom of his Tesla, which was charging at the time, smoking.

"I saw black smoke coming out, black smoke coming out from everywhere," he said.

He raced to get his wife and four children out of the house.

His oldest daughter, Lily, was trying to do the same, but almost didn't make it

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