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A neighbor, Tom Peterson, told the newspaper that Judge Goodstein "had been on the beach walking her dogs at the time her home caught fire. She informed him that her husband was injured and stranded in a marshy area behind the home." Goodstein's husband was rescued with a canoe and rope, according to the Post and Courier.
“At this time, there is no evidence to indicate the fire was intentionally set,” South Carolina Law Enforcement Division’s (SLED) Chief Mark Keel told Newsweek in an emailed statement, adding that agents have found no evidence of a pre-fire explosion.
DRAMATIC video shows a judge’s $1.5 million sprawling beachfront home being gutted by a raging inferno. Orange flames overwhelmed and ravaged the property, leaving just its shell remaining.