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In this aerial view image taken from video from WCBD, smoke rises from a house fire on Edisto Island, S.C., on Oct. 4, 2025. (WCBD via AP)

COLUMBIA, S.C. – State investigators are trying to find the cause of a fire that destroyed a judge's home on a South Carolina island.

The Saturday blaze nearly burned to the ground the house listed in property records as owned by Circuit Judge Diane Goodstein on a remote part of Edisto Island, authorities said.

The State Law Enforcement Division confirmed Monday it is investigating the fire but has released no other details about a possible cause or the people in the home.

Local law enforcement is providing extra patrols and security as state agents investigate, Chief Justice John Kittredge said in a statement.

Three people were hurt in the

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