Dashcam footage captured the moment a towering column of black smoke spiralled into the sky from a house fire so fierce it was visible from miles away.

The incident happened in the village of Gostilitsy, Leningrad Oblast, Russia, on Wednesday, 14th May.

The dramatic images were recorded by a car's dashboard camera as it approached the scene, initially revealing only a distant smudge of smoke on the horizon.

As the vehicle got closer, the true scale of the inferno became clear, with flames roaring through the house engulfed in fire.

The footage shows black smoke billowing hundreds of feet into the air.

The blaze reportedly destroyed the two-storey house and caused damage to two neighbouring ones.

Fortunately, there were no casualties.

Firefighters were called and they managed to get it under control in two hours.

The cause of the fire is currently being investigated.