Report: Former Florida, NFL star Percy Harvin's home engulfed in flames Thursday night

The Gainesville-area home of former Florida Gators star wideout Percy Harvin was engulfed in flames Thursday evening, according to TMZ Sports. TMZ added it’s unclear if the 37-year-old Harvin or any family were present when the inferno erupted, but “indications are that no one was seriously harmed.”

Alachua County officials confirmed both firefighters and police responded to Harvin’s home, located near Florida’s campus where he starred and won two BCS National Championships alongside former quarterback Tim Tebow between 2006-08, late Thursday evening.

“I can confirm that the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a structure fire at that residence yesterday evening,” an ACSO spokesperson told TMZ. “Alachua County Fire Rescue responded and handled the incident while we assisted with evacuating nearby residences and closing the roadway.”

The fire was caught on video by one of Harvin’s neighbors, which you can see below:

After leaving Florida following a second BCS national title in his three years, Havin was selected 22nd overall by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft. Harvin played for four teams — including the Seattle Seahawks, the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills — across eight NFL seasons, winning NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2009 with the Vikings and Super Bowl XLVIII with the Seahawks.

Harvin’s home fire Thursday follows an eerily similar situation for Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra, whose Miami-area home went up in flames last week.

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra’s home reportedly engulfed in fire, no injuries reported

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra found his southwest Miami-Dade County home engulfed in flames when he returned from a road trip to Denver early Nov. 6, according to Local 10 News out of Miami. NBC6 South Florida News confirmed the single-family home is registered to the 55-year-old Heat coach.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue told Local 10 News the fire was first reported around 4:30 a.m. ET. When firefighters arrived at the scene, they found two structures on the property fully engulfed in flames. No injuries have been reported, according to Local News 10.

Local 10 News shared video of what is described as a “visibly distraught” Spoelstra standing outside as firefighters attempted to put out the massive flames engulfing his home. A neighbor of Spoelstra reportedly told Local 10 News that the home had been undergoing renovations for at least a year, but he believed those renovations had been completed because Spoelstra recently hosted a large party in his backyard.

Spoelstra was not home when the fire first started, according to ESPN, and only arrived after the Heat team flight returned to Miami shortly after 5 am ET following a Wednesday night game in Denver.