Negligent Car Servicing

I sent my car to my regular car dealer for routine car servicing today, and collected the car at the end of the day. When i reached my home (about 10 min drive), i noticed smoke coming out from the car bonnet.

I killed the engine immediately and when i opened up the engine bonnet, there was still lots of smoke coming out. Upon further inspection, I saw a piece of cloth left just under the car engine... and then suddenly the car engine caught fire from the burning and overheated cloth! This was really a shock to me and luckily my neighbor was around to help us put out the fire before it went out of control. Luckily no one was injured during the incident.

My wife recorded the whole incident on video, and we still have the partly burnt cloth left behind by the car mechanic. I am not sure how much damage had been caused to the car engine by the fire.

Can I claim compensation from the Car Dealer or even sue them for negligence with potential danger to my family's safety?

Thanks for any advice.

I agree, contact the servicing company and ask them to fix any damage.

Sound like a good outcome, I guess the initial problem was due to a mistake by one of the employees, but if they put everything right, that should be the end of the matter.

Thanks for letting us know.