Kate Winslet Fire

Kate Winslet flees from fire

Kate Winslet flees from fire. Kate Winslet has escaped unhurt from a fire while staying on Richard Branson's luxury Caribbean island. The island is a favoured destination among celebrities and the super-rich.

The blaze, which started after a lightning bolt hit the house on Necker Island, began at around 4am.


The billionaire owner of the Virgin brand, who wasn't in the eight-bedroom Great House when it happened, spoke of the unfortunate incident. "Around 20 people were in the house and they all managed to get out and they are all fine." "We had a really bad tropical storm with winds up to 90mph. A big lightning storm came around 4am and hit the house," he continued.


"My son Sam rushed to the house and helped get everyone out. Kate Winslet, her boyfriend and her family were there and Holly and some of her friends were also staying. My mother was there and they managed to get her out and she is fine."


Richard Branson"The main house is completely destroyed and the fire is not yet completely out. My office was based in the house and I have lost thousands of photographs which is very sad."


A spokesperson for Virgin added: "While substantial damage was caused to the building, no guests or members of the Necker Island staff were hurt."


"Sir Richard Branson, members of his family and guests were on island at the time. They are all safe and currently being accommodated elsewhere on the island."


Richard bought the private luxury island back in the early 80s and the Great House had been there since 1982.

Kate Winslet has received praise for her recent heroic act off screen. The leading lady of "Mildred Pierce" was among the 20 guests who were forced to flee from a blaze that broke out at Richard Branson's Caribbean home early Monday morning, August 22, and it turned out she deserved credit for saving the Virgin Group boss' mother from the fire.

After his eight-bedroom Great House on Necker Island was burned down, Richard took to his blog to recount what happened. Assuring that everyone who stayed in the house managed to escape unscathed, he wrote, "many thanks to Kate Winslet for helping to carry my 90 year mum out of the main house to safety - she was wondering when a Director was going to shout CUT!"

In the posting, the business mogul also noted that the fire was likely to be caused by lightning as Tropical Storm Irene hit Necker Island. "We had a tropical storm with winds up to 90mph. A big lightning storm came around 4 A.M. and hit the house," he detailed. "My son Sam and nephew Jack rushed to the house and helped get everyone out."

"The main house is destroyed and the fire is not yet completely out," Richard continued on. "My office was based in the house and I have lost thousands of photographs and my note books which is very sad. But all family and friends are well - which in the end is all that really matters."

Oscar winner Kate was staying at Richard's Great House with her boyfriend, Louis Dowler, and her two children, 10-year-old Mia and 7-year-old Joe. Her representative confirmed that the "Revolutionary Road" star has managed to evacuate the house without injury.

Date of Birth
5 October 1975, Reading, Berkshire, England, UK Birth Name Kate Elizabeth Winslet Nickname English Rose Corset Kate Height 5' 6½" (1.69 m) Mini Biography Ask Kate Winslet what she liked about any of her characters, and the word "ballsy" is bound to pop up at least once. The British actress has made a point of eschewing straightforward pretty-girl parts in favor of more devilish damsels; as a result, she's built an eclectic resume; that runs the gamut from Shakespearean tragedy to modern-day mysticism and erotica. Born into a family of thespians -- parents Roger Winslet and Sally Bridges-Winslet were both stage actors, maternal grandparents Oliver and Linda Bridges ran the Reading Repertory Theatre, and uncle Robert Bridges was a fixture in London's West End theatre district -- Kate came into her talent at an early age. She scored her first professional gig at 11, dancing opposite the Honey Monster in a commercial for a kids' cereal. She started acting lessons around the same time, which led to formal training at a performing arts high school. Over the next few years she appeared on stage regularly and landed a few bit parts in sitcoms. Her first big break came at age 17, when she was cast as an obsessive adolescent in Heavenly Creatures (1994). The film, based on the true story of two fantasy-gripped girls who commit a brutal murder, received modest distribution but was roundly praised by critics.