EDISTO ISLAND — No human factors contributed to the blaze that burned a South Carolina judge’s home to the ground sparking a stream of speculation about what — or who — was responsible for the inferno, according to new details from the local fire department.

The Edisto Beach Fire Department received the first reports of a house fire at 10:38 a.m. on Oct. 4, according to an incident report it provided to The Post and Courier on Oct. 16. The newspaper submitted a public records request for the document on Oct. 6.

What triggered the fire has not been determined, with the report newly released only stating no human act was a contributor.

SLED Chief Mark Keel previously stated the cause is not believed to be arson.

The three-story, 4,200-square-foot home belonged to Circuit Judge Diane Go

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