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<p>An unidentified couple looks toward British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson's luxury home, on Necker Island, in the Caribbean, as it burns Monday. Guests including Academy Award-winning actress Kate Winslet escaped uninjured when fire destroyed the home during a tropical storm Monday. The Virgin Group boss said about 20 people, including Winslet and her children, were staying in the eight-bedroom Great House on Necker, his private isle in the British Virgin Islands.</p>

<p>An unidentified couple looks toward British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson's luxury home, on Necker Island, in the Caribbean, as it burns Monday. Guests including Academy Award-winning actress Kate Winslet escaped uninjured when fire destroyed the home during a tropical storm Monday. The Virgin Group boss said about 20 people, including Winslet and her children, were staying in the eight-bedroom Great House on Necker, his private isle in the British Virgin Islands…

August 23, 2011

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Titanic-sized storm sparks fire
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Titanic-sized storm sparks fire

Winslet, others escape fire at Caribbean home

Guests including Academy Award-winning actress Kate Winslet escaped uninjured when fire destroyed Richard Branson's Caribbean home during a tropical storm Monday, said the British businessman.