Early Monday morning, Oscar winner Kate Winslet escaped a major house fire while on vacation in the Caribbean. The actress, along with her boyfriend Louis Dowler, and her children Mia, 10, and Joe, 7, were staying in Virgin Records founder Richard Branson‘s home.

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Branson told reporters that his son Sam, 25, helped guests evacuate the fire, which began around 4 a.m. during a tropical storm. He said the eight-bedroom Great House on Necker, Branson’s private island in the British Virgin Islands, was “completely destroyed” by the fire.

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The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but lightening is likely to blame. Winslet’s rep confirmed that she was unharmed.

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