Glad to hear your car, family, and house are still intact. That really gets your blood pumping. My sc caught fire before. I was lucky, it was in shop, and I had a fire extinguisher right next to me, got it out quick, but like you , I nearly had a heart attack and took a while to settle down after getting it out.
I learned about car fires early in my life. After I lost this one,
This was a really clean, rust free copper colored hot rod 77 camaro with a hopped up 327, built trans, and rear. It was a total loss