Melbourne has been rocked after a house exploded into a terrifying fireball.

Nearby residents fled in panic as the home occupied by a suspected hoarder went up in flames in Noble Park.

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Neighbour Birkan Omerogullari told 9News he thought it was a car accident.

"I couldn't stay home because the smoke was pretty intense inside our house there," he said.

Fire fighters battled the blaze for hours, with clutter in and around the property a challenge for crews.

CFA Chief Fire Officer Jason Heffernan said it was a "hoarder house."

"Crews had to deal with the unique risk of responding to those type of incidents," he said.

The owner wasn't home at the time the fire broke out but he returned to see the damage as fire crews worked to put out spot fires to make it safe for investigators to enter.

The damage is so severe what's left of the property will be demolished in stages over the coming days.

Fire fighters say it serves as a timely reminder to keep properties maintained.

‘We’ve had enough to deal with and we don’t know where else to turn.’

An Adelaide family is living in fear after being targeted in two home robberies in a week.

The mother, who spoke exclusively to 9News, detailed her ordeal, which sparked a citywide police chase last night.

The mother of two young children, who has not been identified, said she woke to two masked men inside her home, standing just metres away from her.

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"I just opened my eyes and seen a man standing there in my kitchen," she said.

"It took me a second to realise what was going on, and once the second walked through the back door is when the penny dropped.

"I can't even explain the rush of emotions and fear that ran through me, and I just jumped up and screaming."

A group of four men jumped the back fence, and broke into the family's Ingle Farm home on Monday morning, taking off with a handbag containing house and car keys.

"We could have died," she said.

"They were all masked up, gloved up. They were prepared. Who knows what they could have had on them, who knows what they were going to do to me and the family."

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She said police told her they had "grave concerns" the robbers would return, given they had her house and car keys.

And despite changing the locks to the house, it appears they did.

Last night, security cameras caught a similar group of four men walking up the family driveway just after midnight and taking off, with their Mercedes Benz.

A police helicopter and patrols tracked the stolen car, which was fitted with a GPS tracker, from the CBD to Dublin, then all the way to Point Pearce about 200 kilometres away.

But the offenders are still on the run.

Police are helping the family with extra security measures at home amid fears it could happen again.

"How far's this going to go? What are they going to do to me and my family?" the mother said.

"It's just a horrible way to live, and my family shouldn't have to live like this."

It will be a slower drive home for some returning holidaymakers.

Video has shown the moment a car ploughs into a family's bedroom north of Brisbane.

Police alleged the 29-year-old driver had been hooning just moments before the crash, leaving the home in ruins and a family heartbroken.

The bathroom wall was also ripped to pieces.

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Police say it's the result of the driver of a car who lost control ploughing into the property in Dakabin in the Moreton Bay region.

Witness Cameron claimed the car was "absolutely flying".

Security cameras caught the car moments earlier and a flash of light shows the moment of impact.

In another angle, the driver was seen on Sheaves Road.

Witnesses said when the car struck the house it sounded like a bomb going off.

"He flew on past us, and he skipped over the curb, completely cleared the grass bank, and just went straight through the side of that house," Cameron said.

After smashing into the home, the driver was heard screaming.

Neighbours rushed to the scene to help free the 29-year-old from the crumpled wreck.

The drama unfolded at 8.30pm yesterday, a time when those inside would normally be home.

Fortunately they were on holidays in Kingaroy.

They arrived home 10 minutes later realising they'd dodged potential tragedy.

They are now coming to terms with the loss of thousands of dollars in belongings.

The driver only had minor injuries and was taken to hospital but later discharged.

Police allege he was seen hooning earlier in nearby streets, with his licence suspended.

Residents told 9News the street is a notoriously dangerous stretch of road with multiple crashes in the past few years.

No charges have been laid.

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