Kimora Lee Simmons claims her house caught on fire on Saturday. She shared a photo of LAFD firefighters battling a small blaze contained inside her fireplace as smoke billowed into her home.
“My house caught fire. The kids and I are all fine,” she wrote in a post on her Instagram Story.
“I cannot express the deepest gratitude to the numerous battalions, ladders and units that attended to us for many hours today and quite possibly saved our lives. THANK YOU!”
Kimora may have exaggerated a little. Only the fireplace caught on fire. Her followers pointed out the draperies right next to the fireplace weren’t scorched.
Kimora is a single mom with 5 children: daughters Ming, 23, and Aoki, 21, and sons Kenzo, 14, and Wolfe, 8. She also adopted a son Gary, 10, in 2020.
Fireplaces keep your home warm and cozy during the winter months. But a poorly maintained fireplace can be a fire hazard. Chimneys that are not maintained or cleaned properly can be blocked with leaves, nests and trash that are highly flammable.
A gas fireplace is extremely dangerous if there’s a gas leak.
HGTV published the following common sense tips for homeowners and apartment dwellers with fireplaces.
