Actress Kate Winslet and her family escaped a fire that consumed the Caribbean home where they were vacationing this week, said People.com. Winslet, 35, and her two children fled the blaze, along with 16 other guests. The house, which was owned by Virgin founder Richard Branson, was completely destroyed after it was apparently struck by lightning. No one was injured.
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