November 6th - According to ESPN, Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra's residence was engulfed in a major fire early Thursday morning (local time), causing significant damage. Fortunately, no injuries have been reported, and Spoelstra was not home at the time of the fire.
The Miami-Dade County Fire Department stated that the fire was reported at 4:36 AM. The Heat had just finished a game in Denver the previous night, and their chartered plane landed in Miami at 5:11 AM.
When Spoelstra arrived home shortly after the plane's arrival, multiple fire departments were already battling the blaze. Thick smoke was still rising from the house more than three hours after the fire started, until officials declared it under control.
The fire department stated that more than 20 fire units participated in the firefighting operation, working simultaneously from the ground and air. The fire was contained within Spoelstra's residence, and surrounding properties were unaffected.
