SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) – Crews have gotten the upper hand on a massive, fast-moving fire that gutted a multimillion-dollar home in Southwest Miami-Dade reportedly owned by Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra.
7News cameras captured heavy flames and smoke billowing from a house near Southwest 49th Avenue and 80th Street, just before 6 a.m. on Thursday, as well as several Miami-Dade Fire Rescue trucks.
According to fire officials, the blaze sparked at around 4:30 a.m.
Firefighters initially appeared to focus on the garage before the flames spread across the one-acre property. Adding to the challenge of combating the two-alarm blaze is that the residence is surrounded by trees, and there is another home right behind it.
Cameras captured the moment Spoelstra arrived on the property, looking distraught as he watched his home engulfed in flames. The coach was in Denver Wednesday night, where the Heat played against the Nuggets.
Crews were seen using two ladder trucks as they fought the flames. As of 8:30 a.m., they continue extinguishing hot spots.
While the front of the home is still standing, a large part of the rest of the structure has collapsed.
Neighbors told 7News that the home had been undergoing renovations for some time.
Officials said no one was injured, but they have not specified whether or not there was anyone home at the time the fire started, as they continue to investigate.
Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.
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