Investigators have found no evidence suggesting the inferno that ripped through the waterfront home of a South Carolina judge and her ex-senator husband on Saturday was intentionally set, according to authorities.

Circuit Court Judge Diana Goodstein’s Edisto Beach home went up in flames around midday, forcing her husband, former state Sen. Arnold Goodstein (D-Charleston), to jump from the first floor to escape the blaze, the Post and Courier reported. 3

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“At this time, there is no evidence to indicate the fire was intentionally set,” Mark Keel, Chief of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division , told Live 5 News.

“SLED agents have preliminarily found there is no evidence to support a pre-fire explosion.”

Arnold Goodstein, along with two other occupants, was rescued by pa

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