South Carolina Judge Diane Goodstein’s home burns to the ground (screenshot via WCBD News 2)
South Carolina Judge Diane Goodstein and Former State Senator Arnold Goostein’s beachfront home in Edisto Island was burned to the ground on Saturday, sending three family members to the hospital.
The four-bedroom, four-bathroom home is estimated to be worth $1,155,200.
Police are currently investigating the cause of the fire. According to FITS News, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel suggested that they are looking into possible arson.
South Carolina Chief Justice John Kittridge said, “We do not know whether the fire was accidental or arson.
Until that determination is made, Chief Keel has alerted local law enforcement to provide extra patrols and security.”
Goodstein was first elected by the South Carolina General Assembly as a Resident Circuit Judge in 1998, according to her biography.
Husband Arnold Goodstein, who was transported to the hospital with broken bones in his hips, legs, and feet after leaping from the burning home, previously served as a Democratic South Carolina State Senator and State Representative.
Video from the fire shows the entire house engulfed in flames, leaving just a pile of ash.
Watch below via WCBD News 2:
St. Paul’s Fire District said in a social media post that emergency crews accessed the scene using kayaks to rescue occupants, who jumped from an elevated area to escape:
This is a developing story.
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