Olympian Belinda White’s childhood home and trophy cabinet destroyed in Pasadena fire

An Olympian’s childhood bedroom and trophy cabinet has been destroyed in a fire – just as she was receiving another award.

An Australian Olympic softballer was awarded the state’s MVP just as she received a call that her childhood bedroom – and all her trophies – had gone up in flames on Saturday night.

A wheelie bin outside Belinda White’s childhood bedroom caught fire about 9pm, causing approximately $400,000 damage to her parents’ Pasadena home while she attended the Softball SA awards night at Glenelg Golf Club.

Fortunately, her parents Sandy and Graeme White and their two dogs, Sam and Leo, escaped unscathed.

“The bin, which was below my old window, went up and mangled my old bedroom,” Ms White, 34, said.

“The bin just burst.”

Belinda White was part of the Australian softball team at the 2020 Olympics. (AAP Image/Dean Martin)

She said her parents – who had just finished renovating their back area which was also damaged – were in shock.

“At the end of the day mum and dad and the dogs got out, that’s the main thing,” she said.

“My trophies from since when I was in under 12s are pretty much gone, but no one died or is hurt, so that’s OK.”

Olympian Belinda White's childhood bedroom was destroyed in a house fire at Pasadena. Picture: 7NEWS

Belinda White's trophy cabinet was among the items destroyed in a Pasadena house fire. Picture: 7NEWS

She said her parents had lived in the home since 2005 and collected her numerous childhood sporting trophies in a cabinet inside her old bedroom.

A suitcase containing all over her Olympic clothing and memorabilia was also singed in the blaze but aside from the smell was mostly undamaged.

Ms White is a catcher for the Sturt Falcons Softball Club and has been a regular in the state softball team, thee 2022 national championships winners the SA Starz. She also represented Australia when softball made a return to the Olympic stage in Japan in 2020.

In winter, she plays hockey for Woodville Hockey Club.

A back loungeroom and some of her grandparents belongings which were due to be put in storage also suffered fire damage, while much of the home also contains smoke damage and is unlivable.

An MFS spokeswoman said the cause of the blaze had been deemed accidental and estimated the damage bill to be $400,000.

Belinda White’s family is sifting through the rubble of their home at Pasadena after it went up in flames. Picture: 7NEWS