The full
extent of the damage caused to Mario Balotelli's home after fireworks
were set off in the bathroom in 2011 can finally be revealed.
These
stunning pictures show the shocking destruction to the bedroom and
hallway in the £3million-valued home following the Halloween prank
while he was a Manchester City player.
Ten
firefighters used breathing apparatus as they put out the blaze, which
was described as 'a substantial fire' at the house he rented for
£7,500-a-month for in Mottram St Andrew, Cheshire, leaving him with a
repair bill of £400,000.
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Mario Balotelli's house in Cheshire
was badly damaged by fireworks in October 2011 - the fire was so intense
it melted the bath (above)
Balotelli's bathroom is shown to be badly charred by the new photographs, with extensive damage that required repairs
The smoke damage reached into other rooms of the house, leaving a thick layer of black soot across walls, floors and furnishings
As Sportsmail’s
exclusive pictures show, the blaze was so intense that it melted the
bath, destroying the bathroom and leaving adjoining rooms ruined by
smoke damage.
The
incident, on October 23, 2011, came the night before his famous 'Why
Always Me' T-shirt celebration after scoring the second of his two
against Manchester United in City's famous 6-1 win at Old Trafford.
A City spokesman at the time said: 'We can confirm there was an incident at Mario’s house which the fire brigade attended.
'Nobody was injured and Mario trained as normal with the rest of the squad on Saturday morning.'
This picture shows the damage to the
ceiling and walls inside Balotelli's former home, which spread from the
bathroom to the hallway
These were the fireworks used by on that night in October 2011 that caused £400,000 worth of damage to Balotelli's rented home
The fire and smoke damage spread to this bedroom in the house
Debris can be seen on the surfaces of Balotelli's home. Overall, £400,000 worth of damage was done
Balotelli's garage with motorbikes, mountain bikes remote control cars and other boys' toys
The Italian striker had a number of bikes and scooters in his garage but was forced to move out after the damage
A
police spokesman said: 'The cause of the fire is being examined by fire
investigators and the police. However, it is not thought to be
suspicious.'
Balotelli
has been the subject of controversy since being in English football,
playing for Manchester City before being sold back to AC Milan.
He
was disciplined by the club for throwing darts at a youth team player
in 2010, while he was also pictured trading punches on the training
ground with former team-mate Jerome Boateng. He paid a total of £300,000
in club fines.
Balotelli posted a picture of himself on Instagram wishing his followers a good morning in both English and Italian
Balotelli scored for Manchester City from the penalty spot the day after the incident
Balotelli had only shortly before appeared in a safety advert regarding misuse of fireworks
The Italian striker celebrates scoring against Swansea in the Capital One Cup in midweek
Balotelli jokes with his team-mates at Liverpool's Melwood training ground earlier this week
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In April 2011, it was reported Balotelli had spent £10,000 in parking fines and had his sports car impounded 27 times.
He once crashed his sports car soon after arriving and it was reported that police found £5,000 in cash in his back pocket.
The striker was also reprimanded for throwing darts at the training ground.
Balotelli,
now a Liverpool player following his departure from City and short
spell with AC Milan, has struggled since re-joining the Premier League
and is yet to score in the competition for his new club.
Pressure
has been increasing on the £16m summer signing after a series of
frustrating performances. he has netted twice for Brendan Rodgers' side -
once in the Champions League against Ludogorets, the other in the
League Cup against Swansea.
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