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"Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Lisa Vanderpump's former mansion caught fire on June 29 in Los Angeles, Calif.

An over-the-top abode that belonged to one of Beverly Hills' highest-profile housewives has burned.

Firefighters in Los Angeles battled a blaze Friday evening at the former home of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Lisa Vanderpump and her husband Ken Todd, who reportedly sold the estate in September for nearly $20 million. The mansion, which was under renovation, can be seen in the Bravo reality show's opening credits.

The former home of a 'Real Housewives' star was ablaze Friday night. (NBC 4)

More than 100 firefighters from both Los Angeles and Beverly Hills attacked the flames, which burned through part of the roof and left one firefighter in serious but stable condition after a beam fell on his head.

"I feel sorry for the new owners," Vanderpump told NBC4 News. "I mean, they paid a lot of money for it, let’s be honest, and now I don’t know."

 

"I feel sorry for the new owners," said "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Lisa Vanderpump. "I mean, they paid a lot of money for it, let’s be honest, and now I don’t know." (Credit: NBC 4)

"What is it, three years under construction? I mean, it’s a nightmare," Vanderpump added.

Firefighters extinguished most of the flames about 8:00 p.m. local time, about ninety minutes after it was reported. "KNOCKDOWN: Over 100 FF in just over 1 hour. No injury," Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Erick Scott posted in an alert. Scott reported the injured firefighter about 40 minutes later.

Though the cause of the fire reportedly remains under investigation, firefighters told KABC-TV it may have been started by laborers working on a deck.

Vanderpump's former neighbors and co-stars, Adrienne Maloof and Dr. Paul Nassif, were nearby when the blaze broke out. "At home with the family and smelled smoke," Nassif tweeted. "The house across the street from us is on fire. All of us here are OK!"

Nassif later thanked people for their concern. "It looks to have been just the interior of the house and the BHFD has gotten it under control.