00:00A South Carolina judge who recently ruled against the Trump Justice Department is now at the center of a different kind of firestorm after her home burned to the ground over the weekend.
00:12The blaze erupted Saturday on a disto island, destroying the waterfront home.
00:17Authorities say three people were hospitalized after jumping from the elevated first floor.
00:22You see the smoke billowing right there.
00:24Rescuers reached them by kayak because of the marshy terrain.
00:28Their identities have not been publicly released.
00:31Investigators say they found no evidence the fire was intentionally set and no sign of an explosion, despite rampant online speculation about a possible attack.
00:40Wow.
00:41The home belongs to Judge Diane Goodstein, who last month temporarily blocked South Carolina from handing over its voter database to the Trump DOJ.
00:50That decision was later reversed by the state Supreme Court.
00:53The high court is now asking for privacy, saying we respectfully suggest that common decency be followed by all in respecting the privacy of the Goodstein family during this difficult time.
01:05Governor Henry McMaster echoed that message, writing that there is no evidence the fire was intentionally set, urging people not to spread unverified information.
01:15The cause of the fire remains under investigation this morning.
01:18All three people injured are being treated at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
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