Actress Escaped From Fire!!!!!

Branson's island home

   Academy Award-winning actress Kate Winslet and her boyfriend and her family were escaped from fire at Branson's island home. Similarly when Kate escaped from Titanic ship in the movie "Titanic." Difference of both was this is real life and that was reel life and this is fire and that was water.

   British businessman said on August 22nd 2011, guest including actress Kate Winslet escaped uninjured when fire destroyed Richard Branson's Caribbean home in the mid-night.

Kate Winslet

   The Virgin Group boss mentioned that 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. Branson said he was staying in another property around 100 yards (meters) away with his wife, Joan and son Sam, 25.

   The fire broke out around 4 am during a wind and lightning storm, and Sam managed to help evacuate Winslet and other guests from the house including Branson's 90-year-old mother and his daughter Holly, 29, all managed to get out safely. Winslet's spokeswoman, Sara Keene, confirmed the actress was unharmed.

   The house was "completely destroyed" and the fire was not entirely out today, said by Branson. He also mentioned that his office was based in the house and he have lost lost thousands of photographs which made him very sad, he planned to rebuild the house as soon as he can.

   Virgin said the cause of the fire was still being investigated but lightning was the likely culprit.

   Winslet, 35, shot to international stardom with her appearance opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in James Cameron's "Titanic," and sealed her reputation with a best actress Academy Award in 2009 for "The Reader."

   She has two children, 10-year-old Mia and Joe, 7, from marriages to directors Jim Threapleton and Sam Mendes.

  Well, Kate and her family is now safe without any injury,  Its all God's Grace.........