Wide receiver Randall Cobb and his family recently escaped a terrifying situation when a fire broke out in their home in Nashville.
On Wednesday, June 26, Aiyda Cobb, Randall’s wife, posted on her Instagram Stories that the Tesla charger “caught fire late last night in the garage and quickly spread” to the home she shares with Randall, 33, and the couple’s three young children. , according to ESPN.
“We left the house with only the clothes on our backs and no shoes on our feet,” added Aiyda.
The fire in the garage happened on Tuesday, June 25. When firefighters arrived at the home, they found flames coming from the garage, the Nashville Fire Department told local news outlet WSMV. Crews extinguished the fire, but the contents of the garage were damaged.
The cause of the fire is still being investigated, and there are no injuries, according to WSMV.
Randall Cobb, Aiyda Cobb.
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The NFL star and his wife also released a joint statement about the ordeal on Instagram, in which they also thanked Nashville firefighters for their help.
“We left the house and I was able to go back and get our dog, Louie. We can’t thank Chief Caruthers, Captain Irvin and the Nashville Fire Department enough for their quick action,” the post said.
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“I can’t get out of my head the image of the brave fireman who took the position; he didn’t even have water to shoot yet. I really thought the cars were going to explode and we were going to lose him to this tragedy. He is a true hero,” the post continued.
The post was included with a series of pictures showing the significant damage the fire caused to the couple’s cars and other personal possessions.
Cobb and Aiyda said they weren’t sure if they could save anything from their house.
“Unfortunately, we don’t know how much, if anything, we will be able to save, but this was a reminder that nothing is more important than the health of our family,” they wrote.
Cobb and his wife married in 2017 and are the parents of three sons.
Cobb played for the New York Jets last season and is now a free agent. He started his career with the Green Bay Packers in 2011, where he played until 2018. Cobb also played for the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans before another brief stint with the Packers in 2021 and 2022.
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