‘Bachelor’ Stars Ben Higgins, Ashley Iaconetti and More Express Support After Mansion Catches Fire

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‘Bachelor’ Stars Ben Higgins, Ashley Iaconetti and More Express Support After Mansion Catches Fire

From limo entrances to rose ceremonies, stars of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette have gone through plenty during their stay at the show’s beautiful mansion in Malibu Hills, California.

The sprawling estate, which serves as a set for the beloved ABC series two times a year, caught fire on Friday, November 9, during the deadly Woolsey Fire in southern California. Multiple sources confirmed to Us Weekly that one structure in the mansion burned down and the backyard was set ablaze. Ava Friedman, a student who lives next door to the property, alerted firefighters about the flames.

An insider later told Us that the main property would “be saved” by firefighters, although a second structure was “completely destroyed.”

Bachelor Nation has rallied together to show support for those affected by the fire and share their best wishes for the mansion. Scroll down to see their reactions.

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‘Bachelor’ Stars Ben Higgins, Ashley Iaconetti and More Express Support After Mansion Catches Fire

From limo entrances to rose ceremonies, stars of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette have gone through plenty during their stay at the show’s beautiful mansion in Malibu Hills, California.

The sprawling estate, which serves as a set for the beloved ABC series two times a year, caught fire on Friday, November 9, during the deadly Woolsey Fire in southern California. Multiple sources confirmed to Us Weekly that one structure in the mansion burned down and the backyard was set ablaze. Ava Friedman, a student who lives next door to the property, alerted firefighters about the flames.

An insider later told Us that the main property would “be saved” by firefighters, although a second structure was “completely destroyed.”

Bachelor Nation has rallied together to show support for those affected by the fire and share their best wishes for the mansion. Scroll down to see their reactions.

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Ben Higgins

“It is kind of crazy, for a lot of reasons,” the 2016 bearer of red roses said on the November 12 episode of his “Almost Famous” podcast. “It’s almost like a dream land, especially when you’re there and you’re filming and you watch it on TV. You feel like it’s a place that’s untouchable.”

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Ashley Iaconetti

Iaconetti, who has appeared on The Bachelor, Bachelor in Paradise and Bachelor Winter Games, said during the November 12 episode of her “Almost Famous” podcast: “It’s, like, beyond words. It’s so weird because it’s a place that houses … so many feelings for us and memories, and it’s a house to a family, a very, very lovely family.”

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Trista Sutter

“I’ve only been in The Bachelor mansion once. It was 2013 and I got to celebrate 25 seasons of the franchise with all these gorgeous humans. Even though my time on #bachelorabc or @bacheloretteabc was prior to this house becoming a part of the show’s story, it still breaks my heart to hear of the fight it, it’s owners and so many other California residents and homes are up against,” Sutter, the very first Bachelorette, shared in a heartfelt Instagram post on November 12. “So, today, I am acknowledging my gratitude for a world where the phrase ‘The Bachelor mansion’ exists because without The Bachelor, I wouldn’t have had a life-changing adventure to The Bachelorette, met all my wonderful #bachelornation family members or started the family that’s given me my life’s happiness.”

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Joe Amabile

“Oh, yeah, [that was crazy to see],” Amabile, who competed on Becca Kufrin’s season in 2018, exclusively told Us Weekly after his Dancing With the Stars semi-finals performance on November 12. “But not just that, all the homes and the people. My heart goes out to everybody that’s experiencing it.”

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Mike Fliess

“Pray for Malibu — and #TheBachelor Mansion,” the executive producer tweeted in November 9. One day later, he added: “I still don’t know exactly what condition #TheBachelor Mansion is in. But I do know that the beautiful community of Malibu — and the surrounding areas — are struggling. Good thoughts for all…”