EXCLUSIVE My holiday home was burnt down by YouTube millionaires: Man who converted double-decker bus into luxury getaway featured on Channel 4's Amazing Spaces says influencers The Wilson Family left him thousands in debt and refused to apologise By James Fielding Published: 08:57 EDT, 21 July 2024 | Updated: 09:06 EDT, 21 July 2024 e-mail View comments A carpenter who painstakingly converted a double decker bus into a unique holiday home which featured on Channel 4 's George Clarke's Amazing Spaces has revealed how a famous multi-millionaire influencer family then burnt it down. Adam Collier-Woods, 53, spent £15,000 on turning the green bus into a hugely popular luxury home for rent. But he was left distraught when he rented it to famous YouTube stars The Wilson Family and it burned down after the family left a smouldering portable barbeque underneath it.
The barbeque coals had not gone out properly and set fire to wooden decking next to the bus - which soon spread to the front of the vehicle causing it to erupt in flames and leaving it a charred wreck. The Wilson Family - who recently filmed themselves showing off their own new mansion and swimming pool to their followers on social media – had hired The Big Green Bus for two days in April 2022. Adam Collier-Woods, 53, spent £15,000 on turning the green bus into a hugely popular luxury home for rent - but it was left a burnt out shell after the fire erupted Mr Collier-Woods hired a fire forensics expert who staged a CSI.