Investigation underway into cause of fire at home of South Carolina judge who received death threats

State’s chief justice says fire that sent three people to the hospital appeared to have been caused by an ‘explosion’

The cause of a massive fire at the beachfront home of a South Carolina judge who had reportedly been subjected to death threats is being investigated by state law enforcement investigators.

The blaze at the home of South Carolina Diane Goodstein – a Democrat-appointed circuit court judge – erupted Saturday, sending three members of her family to the hospital, including her husband, a former state senator.