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UFC 213 Competitor Alistair Overeem Uninjured After Fire at Albuquerque Hotel

Alistair Overeem had a slightly harrowing experience less than a week from his fight at UFC 213.

The Dutch heavyweight posted on his Twitter account on Monday evening that he survived a “huge explosion” next to his hotel room at the Residence Inn in northeast Albuquerque, N.M.

According to a report in the Albuquerque Journal, firefighters found smoke and flames coming from a storage area at the hotel. The fire was contained without any injuries to firefighters or civilians. The cause is currently unknown.

“I heard a big boom,” Overeem told the Journal.