South Carolina Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein’s vacation home burned nearly to the ground on Saturday, and the cause of the fire is being investigated.

Law enforcement officials in the state told NBC there was no evidence the fire was the result of arson “at this time,” although the investigation is ongoing.

Goodstein, 69, was on a walk with her dogs on the beach when an “apparent explosion” went off, South Carolina Chief Justice John Kittredge told The Guardian .

Her husband, Arnold Goodstein, their son and one other person jumped from the home’s elevated first floor to the ground. “I’m told there were injuries from the fall, such as broken legs,” Kittredge said.

Rescue services retrieved them from the water in kayaks. A helicopter then took Arnold Goodstein to the Medical Un

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