There’s no sign of arson in the weekend fire that destroyed the beachfront home owned by South Carolina Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein, the state’s top law enforcement official said Monday.

“At this time, there is no evidence to indicate the fire was intentionally set ,” State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) Chief Mark Keel said in a statement. “SLED agents have preliminarily found there is no evidence to support a pre-fire explosion.”

Keel said his agents would publish a report once they completed their investigation and determined a cause, and did not elaborate.

The blaze broke out during the day Saturday, quickly enveloping the entire house in flames. While there were some reports of an explosion beforehand, that had not been corroborated. Three people were hospitalized, one

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