Home of South Carolina Judge Diane Goodstein burns down in fire

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00:00A horrific fire ripped through the remote Adisto Beach home of a South Carolina judge

00:18on Saturday, leaving three people injured, including her ex-senator husband, who suffered

00:24broken bones after being forced to jump from the first floor to escape the blaze.

00:29Circuit Court Judge Diana Goodstein had been walking on a beach with her dogs when flames

00:34swallowed the home in the lush Jeremy K. private-gated community around midday.

00:40As plumes of black smoke were sent into the air and the fire engulfed the home, her husband,

00:45former state senator Arnold Goodstein, was trapped inside.

00:49Sources close to Goodstein's family confirmed Arnold was airlifted after breaking multiple

00:54bones in his hips, legs, and feet after escaping from the four-bedroom, four-bathroom home,

00:59according to Fitznews.

01:01Two additional occupants were also reportedly rescued by several neighbors and paramedics

01:06from a marshy, remote area behind the three-story home.

01:10Their identities have not been released.

01:12According to the St. Paul's Fire District, Arnold and two other individuals were reached

01:16by emergency workers in kayaks before they were hospitalized.

01:21Diana Goodstein, a South Carolina native, was elected to her first judgeship in May 1998.

01:26The 69-year-old has served continuously ever since, according to her biography.

01:31Her husband, Arnold Goodstein, reportedly served in the House and the South Carolina Senate in

01:36the 1970s as a Democrat representing Charleston County.

01:40He also led Somerville Homes, a large home-building business that ceased operations in 2008 and

01:46filed for a $61 million bankruptcy, the outlet said.

01:50The state law enforcement division is reportedly investigating the fire at the couple's home,

01:54though it is not yet clear what caused the large property to burn to the ground.