Kimora Lee Simmons shared the terrifying news that her house caught fire last Saturday. The mom of five stated in an Instagram post that she and her kids were all fine following the incident. She went on to express her gratitude to the fire department for their speedy intervention.
The 48 year old entrepreneur shared her news online with a post that included images of the damage caused to her home by the blaze and also included pictures of the first responders.
Kimora thanked the fire department, and said that they quite possibly saved the lives of her and her kids.
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Kimora Posts Pictures of the Aftermath of the Fire
One of the pictures showed the Los Angeles Fire Department standing in front of a smoke-filled fireplace in her house.
In the caption she wrote that she “cannot express the deepest gratitude to the numerous battalions, ladders and units that attended to her family for many hours.”
The news soon spread online, and PEOPLE reached out to both Kimora and the fire department for comment.
However, neither immediately responded.
The pictures shared by Kimora also showed that the carpets had been rolled back and debris covered the area around the fireplace.
Several of the model mom’s other photos posted showed firefighters in action as they worked on the fire in the smoky room. Fortunately, no one, including Kimora’s five children, were injured in the ordeal. So far, the cause of the fire has not been reported.
Kimora had her eldest two kids with her first husband, hip hop mogul Russell Simmons — they are now both all grown up. Her youngest son, Gary, who Kimora adopted in 2020, is only 10 years old.
Kimora Recently Opened Up About Being a Single Mom
The fire at Kimora’s house came shortly after she spoke to PEOPLE about life as a single mom.
She told the outlet that she thought about her kids all the time, and with her kids and her friends, she felt like she was the luckiest.
She added that she felt like her work every day was to keep her kids’ smiles on their faces. However, she also talked about how hard it could sometimes be to be a single mom. She went on to acknowledge that Mother’s Day made her want to cry, because she knew what it meant to raise her kids and get up every day and only care about them.
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For Kimora, part of that has been teaching her children to become entrepreneurs like her. She has helped her two daughters bring their makeup brands into stores. Kimora explained that brands were more important now than ever before, because they allow everyone, including her and her kids, to continue to be part of cultural and beauty conversations.
However, in her interview with PEOPLE, she also said that for moms, it doesn’t matter if you are rich and famous or not, because what is more important is being a mom, a cousin, an auntie, or a caregiver.
