Firefighters determine what caused the blaze in Tyreek Hill’s $7 million mansion

Omar Rodríguez Ortiz
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A child playing with a lighter caused the fire that destroyed part of Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill’s $7 million South Florida mansion on Wednesday, according to firefighters.

The fire at Hill’s Southwest Ranches home was determined to be accidental, Fire Marshall Robert Taylor, of the Davie Fire Rescue Department, told the Miami Herald on Thursday morning.

“It was caused by a child playing with a lighter within one of the bedrooms alone,” Taylor said. “Thankfully, everyone was able to get out safely.”

Hill, 29, has four children under the age of 10.

Around 1:55 p.m. Wednesday, 20 units from Davie Fire Rescue Department, Southwest Ranches Volunteer Fire Department and Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue rushed to Hill’s two-story mansion, 16755 Berkshire Court, within the Landmark Ranch Estates gated community.

First responders work an active fire inside the Landmark Ranch Estates neighborhood on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Southwest Ranches, Fla. Davie Fire Rescue crews alongside the Broward Sheriff’s Office worked to put out a two-alarm fire at a home belonging to Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill inside the gated community.
First responders work an active fire inside the Landmark Ranch Estates neighborhood on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Southwest Ranches, Fla. Davie Fire Rescue crews alongside the Broward Sheriff’s Office worked to put out a two-alarm fire at a home belonging to Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill inside the gated community.

Firefighters saw smoke coming from the home’s eave, the part of the roof that projects out and provides shade.

Four people, including the child, were able to escape unharmed as the fire grew in the bedroom where the young one was playing and smoke spread, Taylor said. After a little over an hour, the fire was out, leaving a charred bedroom and smoke damage.

Davie Fire Rescue Department and the Florida State Fire Marshal are investigating.

Hill was not at his home when the fire broke out. He was at the Dolphins practice in Miami Gardens, left practice and met up with his wife and mother outside the house, a Dolphins spokesperson said.

On Thursday, Hill was not at practice as the Dolphins gave him a personal day.

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) catches a pass as Baltimore Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith (0) and Ravens linebacker Patrick Queen (6) defend during first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland on Sunday, December 31, 2023.
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) catches a pass as Baltimore Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith (0) and Ravens linebacker Patrick Queen (6) defend during first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland on Sunday, December 31, 2023.

The Miami Dolphins star paid $6.9 million for the 7-bedroom, 8.5-bathroom mansion in May 2022, according to Broward County property records. It was built in 2007, records show.

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Hill arrived in Miami via trade with the Kansas City Chiefs in March 2022.

The Dolphins subsequently gave him a four-year, $120 million deal, making him the highest-paid receiver in the NFL by average annual value. Hill leads the NFL this season in receiving yards (1,717) and touchdown catches (12).

This article will be updated when more information is available.

Miami Herald staff reporters Daniel Oyefusi and Devoun Cetoute contributed to this report.