Thanks for the advice guys, I will get the hood off, and various other aluminum bits I can find. I just bought two new tires about 3 weeks ago so will try and save those. Here's the damage the tow truck operators did:
Fence knocked down & damaged, they were kind enough to pick it up on their way out:
fence brackets bent:
I did manage to get this video of the car on fire & still running. The firefighters were astonished for a brief moment, said they'd never seen it happen before.
car on fire but wont stop running - YouTube
Cheers,
Mike