CORAL GABLES, Fla.(AP) — Fire destroyed a home owned by Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra early Thursday, with officials saying more than 20 units were dispatched in what became a futile effort to save the property.

Spoelstra was not home when the fire began, and no injuries were reported. A person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press that nobody was inside the home when the blaze broke out around 4:30 a.m.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because county officials had not released that detail publicly.

An investigation into what caused the fire was starting, officials said. Those probes can take weeks in some cases.

Spoelstra and the Heat played in Denver on Wednesday night and their charter flight back to Miami did not land until 5:11 a.m.

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