SOUTHWEST RANCHES, FLA. (WSVN) - Firefighters have put out a fire at the home of Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill in Southwest Ranches.
Davie Fire Rescue units arrived at the home shortly after 2 p.m. on Wednesday.
7Skyforce hovered over the scene, where black smoke billowed from the mansion’s roof.
Firefighters were seen on the roof as they searched for the source of the fire. Crews had to knock a portion of the roof down to handle the fire.
The Miami Dolphins issued a statement that reads,
“Tyreek has been in communication with his family. Everyone is out of the house and safe at this time. He has also left practice to deal with the situation.”
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Dolphins’ quarterback Tua Tagovailoa spoke with the media after practice and gave his support for his teammate, saying that the most important thing is his teammate’s safety along with his family.
“I think that would be difficult for, not just my teammates, but for anyone in general to be going through what Tyreek is going through right now,” he said. “I think the main thing is his family is safe, his loved ones are good, and he’s good as well. I know it’s a little clichéd to say, but those things like that, part of the house, some of those things can be replaceable, but I’m just glad that a lot of his family members are safe.”
At one point, the fire was upgraded to a two-alarm fire. More firefighters arrived at the scene to locate the source of the fire.
Hill’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said the fire was contained to one room and that Hill is in the best spirits anyone in this situation can be in.
“It is very difficult for anybody, obviously, to have your home catch on fire, but Tyreek was handling it with as much poise as you can hope,” said Rosenhaus.
Rosenhaus said there were family members inside the home when the fire began, but he didn’t disclose who or how many people were inside. No injuries were reported.
A year ago, Hill welcomed his fans to get a taste of his superstar lifestyle through a YouTube video.
“Today I’m gonna give you guys a house tour. I got my black galaxy over there,” said Hill in the video.
From his cars to his courtyard, he gave the viewers a grand tour of the seven-bedroom and eight-and-a-half-bathroom mansion that he bought in 2022 for $6.9 million.
“Next time you see this, a lot of this will be changed up,” said Hill in the video.
The change is the west wing of his home. So much had to be done to put out the fire, double the amount of crews were called.
It took firefighters almost an hour after the initial call to tame the flames.
“There will obviously be some kind of investigation, and then we’ll go from there,” said Rosenhaus.
Hill was at Dolphins practice as Miami prepares for its regular-season finale against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night. Upon hearing the news of the fire, he left practice and was seen on video outside his home speaking with his family.
“You are on the field practicing, and everything is focused there. Then all of a sudden, you hear somebody’s house is on fire,” said Dolphins wide receiver Braxton Berrios. “It’s a sad reality that we have those things to worry about, and seeing him run off the field was kind of a real moment.”
Other teammates were just as shocked as Hill when they heard the news.
“It’s something that catches you off guard a little bit. You don’t think that it’s ever going to happen to you until it does,” said Dolphins fullback Alec Ingold. “So, it’s something that as a team, we’ve got to be able to come together and make sure that we can reach out to Tyreek and be human beings with him, right? And make sure that everything is squared away, and we can do everything we possibly can to help our teammates.”
Dolphins safety Jevon Holland tried to lift Hill’s spirits by making light of the unfortunate situation.
“We just work here, just like anybody would get up in the morning and go to work, come back home, and there’s dog [expletive] everywhere,” he said. “Bro,I mean, sometimes you come home, your crib’s on fire. It just is what it is, right? He’s got to handle it and keep it moving.”
Wednesday night, Tagovailoa was named to his first Pro Bowl, and Hill was named to his eighth. Hill becomes the first wide receiver in NFL history to achieve that mark in his first eight years in the league.
It is unclear whether or not Hill and his family will be able to stay in the home for the night.
The cause of the fire remains unknown.
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