Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra grateful for support
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After Heat coach Erik Spoelstra's house caught fire, Jaime Jaquez Jr. was amassed at how he handled the situation.
Thankfully, Spoelstra was not home at the time and no injuries were reported. The 55-year-old Illinois native was just flying back from Denver, Colorado, for a game against the Nuggets. The team’s charter flight reportedly arrived at 5:11 a.m.; Miami-Dade Fire Rescue received a call around 4:30 a.m. about the inferno.
Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra thanked the community for all the support it has provided his family when he spoke publicly for the first time since a fire destroyed his home.
Dispatch recordings from firefighters who were first on the scene at Miami Heat Coach Erik Spoelstra’s home early Thursday reveal a chaotic and fast-moving fire that left crews scrambling to find water and to contain the spreading flames.
The feel-good story was being written even before the game, with Erik Spoelstra joined by his three children during his pregame media session.
A multi-million-dollar home owned by Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra has been deemed an unsafe structure and remains blocked off under police watch.