What caused huge fire at home of Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra and how much was the house worth?

When Erik Spoelstra’s plane landed back in Miami early Wednesday morning, he expected nothing more than a few hours of sleep after a long night in Denver. Instead, the Heat coach was met by flashing lights and rising smoke. His Coral Gables property was already ablaze, and firefighters were battling flames that witnesses said shot “as tall as the trees.”

Was anyone hurt by Spoelstra’s house fire?

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials said the alarm was raised just after 4:30 a.m., roughly 40 minutes before Spoelstra’s charter flight touched down. More than 20 units responded–both on the ground and from the air, but the blaze was difficult to reach due to the estate’s high privacy walls and dense tree cover. Battalion Chief Victoria Byrd praised crews for their “excellent work” in containing the fire before it spread to nearby homes.

No one was injured, but two structures on the property were destroyed. The cause remains unknown, with investigators now combing through the wreckage for clues.

Spoelstra’s multi-million dollar home

Only weeks earlier, neighbors said, Spoelstra had hosted a backyard celebration following extensive renovations to the home. He bought the property in December 2023, one month after finalizing his divorce from former Heat dancer Nikki Sapp. Public records value the estate at around $6.6 million, a luxurious retreat now reduced to ash and smoke.

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