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Dolphins‘ star WR Tyreek Hill escaped big damages and a potential loss of closed ones as his Miami house caught fire on Wednesday. However, Hill can now be relieved knowing that the fire has been extinguished without any loss of lives and no one was actually trying to hurt him or his family.

The Southwest Ranch mansion welcomed the Hill in the summer of 2022 for $6.9 million. Following the incident, Hill’s agent Drew Rosenhaus confirmed that it was an accident that elevated from a rather small incident. And luckily for the WR, it was just limited to one room as well.

The fire at Tyreek Hill’s house caused by a child playing with a lighter

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Davie Fire Rescue unit rushed to the site with utmost urgency and got the fire under control before any major damage was done to the property or any lives. They later spoke to WVSN and termed the incident as ‘unintentional’ and ‘accidental’, which was caused by a child playing with matches or a lighter.

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Hill was at Dolphins’ practice when the news broke out. He quickly made it back to the property and witnessed the entire operation from outside with his wife, Keeta Vaccaro. He had added reasons for concern as the mansion also serves as home to his 3 kids and 8 supercars.

The dream house of Tyreek Hill

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The 9300-square-foot mansion that Tyreek chose for his loved one has seven bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a gaming room, a recording studio, a small movie theatre, and a massive outdoor pool. The massive garage shelters Hill’s 8 valuable cars worth $1.3 million, including a Mercedes-Benz G350, Mercedes-Benz 550 G Wagon, Tesla Model 3, and even a McLaren 720s. More importantly, the WR lives on the property with his wife and three children, from his previous relationship with Crystal Espinal.

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Hill loves his dream house as much as his fans do, and he has not been shy about his happiness. “This house right here is definitely one of best I’ve ever stayed in in my life and probably one of the best I’ve seen”, he said in a YouTube video from 2022. However, it came close to burning down although was saved by the quick response of the fire rescue unit. His agent Rosenhaus confirmed that the incident didn’t affect much of the property other than one room.

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He also applauded Hill’s composure during the process. “It’s very difficult for anybody to have your home catch on fire, but Tyreek is handling it with as much poise as you could hope“, he said. For this time, the NFL’s highest-paid WR was saved with just a couple of smoke and water damages.

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