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Kate Winslet, Kids Escape Fire at Branson’s Island Home

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    Actress, family flee flames

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At the island homeless or Richard Branson it was lost in.

A spectacular early morning fire and among his guests lucky to escape with the clothes on their backs actress Kate Winslet and her two young children.

Or -- live that are here -- More Laura.

There are reports -- Branson had I don't know twenty or more gas on the island everybody get out okay.

That's right yes everybody is okay everyone escaped unharmed including his immediate family members and that high profile friend of his who is now being hailed as a hero.

The seventy million dollar -- known as the great house was completely engulf in flames check that out.

Yesterday this is when it happened Branson says it was likely struck.

By lightning as a tropical storm pounded the islands that fire whipped by ninety mile an hour winds more out of control with Richard Richard Branson's daughter nieces and nephews and ninety year old mother inside who was literally carried out of the burning house.

By his Oscar winning houseguest Kate Winslet.

Branson tells the sun newspaper that Winslet said it was like being in -- film set where you're waiting for the words cut.

But they just don't come.

Winslet was staying at the compound of the great house with her boyfriend and two young children while Branson his wife -- 25 year old son -- the -- next door.

About a hundred yards a -- you know -- this is I've seen pictures this is.