Blaze at Judge’s Home Sparks Political
Firestorm
On the
morning of October 4, 2025, a devastating fire tore through the beachfront home
of South Carolina Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein in Edisto Beach, leaving
three members of her family hospitalized.
Judge
Goodstein herself was not inside the residence at the time, having been out
walking her dogs. Her husband, former Democratic state senator Arnold
Goodstein, and their son were among those injured, reportedly forced to leap
from windows and balconies to escape the inferno. One victim was airlifted to
the Medical University of South Carolina, while the others were transported by
ground.