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Nottingham Post
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Natalie Fahy & Joe Griffin

Building at Jamie and Rebekah Vardy's home destroyed by fire

Rebekah Vardy has praised the fire service after a fire at the East Midlands home she shared with footballer husband, Jamie. The blaze destroyed 90 per cent of a gym in the grounds of the property.

The incident happened at the Vardy's home - in a small village near Grantham, just over the Lincolnshire border - at 3.20pm on Thursday, January 19. Firefighters were called to the scene of the blaze.

A spokesperson for Lincolnshire Fire Service said the incident resulted in severe damage to a wooden outbuilding used as a gym, as well as the equipment. They confirmed the cause of the blaze was an electrical fault, Lincolnshire Live reports.

One hose reel and a thermal imaging camera were deployed.

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Posting on her Instagram underneath a picture of two of her children, Becky Vardy, said: "Every cloud and all that. Thankfully no one was hurt…. Buildings and contents are replaceable and the kiddies enjoyed the fire engines. Thank you for being so brilliant lincolnshirefirerescue."

One nearby resident said: "There was a fire yesterday, I saw two fire engines, one on the drive and one outside.

"We were just popping out and we saw flashing lights.

"I don't know what all the fuss is about with the Vardys - they're quite friendly, Jamie always says hi.

"They have large fences around the property and cameras which are quite intrusive.

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