# South Carolina District Court Judge Diane Goodstein's vacay home destroyed in explosion; injuries **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [October 6, 2025, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-district-court-judge-diane-goodsteins-vacay-home-destroyed-in-explosion-injuries/1023712 "2025-10-06T02:09:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-district-court-judge-diane-goodsteins-vacay-home-destroyed-in-explosion-injuries/1023712/1 "2025-10-06T02:09:31Z")
The beachfront home of South Carolina District Court Judge Diane Goodstein was destroyed in an explosion yesterday, sending several of her family members to the hospital. Her husband, ex-Senator Arnold Goodstein, suffered several broken bones in falling from a window after helping other members of his family to escape. > **[Top judge's $1.5M beachfront home is burned to the ground](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15164269/south-carolina-judge-beachfront-home-arson-fire.html)** > > South Carolina Judge Diane Goodstein's home became engulfed in flames, causing three to be rushed to hospital. Police have launched an investigation. Why is this in the Pit? Because political comments aren’t welcome in MPSIMS. Goodstein made a ruling some time ago that went against the Trump regime, in which she determined that South Carolina could not share its voter information with the federal government. It was overturned in a brief few pages by the Supreme Court. And Stephen Miller tweeted this at 1:59 p.m. yesterday and apparently deleted it: > The issue before us is now is very simple and clear. There is a large and growing movement of left-wing terrorism in this country. It is well-organized and funded. And it is shielded by far-left Democrat judges, prosecutors and attorneys general. The only remedy is to use legitimate state power to dismantle terrorism and terror networks. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-district-court-judge-diane-goodsteins-vacay-home-destroyed-in-explosion-injuries/1023712/2 "2025-10-06T02:18:11Z")
I’m very aware of the story, being in SC and having been on Edisto Island many times, but I think it is too soon to assume arson, especially since there were people at home when it happened. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-district-court-judge-diane-goodsteins-vacay-home-destroyed-in-explosion-injuries/1023712/3 "2025-10-06T02:28:24Z")
That just means we could assume arson _and murder_, doesn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-district-court-judge-diane-goodsteins-vacay-home-destroyed-in-explosion-injuries/1023712/4 "2025-10-06T03:21:10Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > ’m very aware of the story, being in SC and having been on Edisto Island many times, but I think it is too soon to assume arson, especially since there were people at home when it happened. The Right wing has a long history of murdering people it doesn’t like in this country. And given how Nazi-filled the police are, we can’t actually believe them if they claim it _wasn’t_ arson. ---
**Author:** ![Heracles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heracles/32/487_2.png) [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-district-court-judge-diane-goodsteins-vacay-home-destroyed-in-explosion-injuries/1023712/5 "2025-10-06T03:22:48Z")
The Daily Mail article, as of Sunday night, talks about a roaring fire but not an explosion. Also, I can’t find this on CNN or the New York Times. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-district-court-judge-diane-goodsteins-vacay-home-destroyed-in-explosion-injuries/1023712/6 "2025-10-06T03:38:27Z")
> [@Heracles](#): > > Also, I can’t find this on CNN or the New York Times. It’s on a bunch of different news sites internationally. As those are American news sites they may be avoiding talking about it to curry favor with Trump. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-district-court-judge-diane-goodsteins-vacay-home-destroyed-in-explosion-injuries/1023712/7 "2025-10-06T03:47:08Z")
It’s pretty simple. If it’s plumbed for gas, it could easily be a terrible accident. If it’s not, then it gets a lot more suspicious. But even then it’s hard to go against Ian Fleming on a single incident. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-district-court-judge-diane-goodsteins-vacay-home-destroyed-in-explosion-injuries/1023712/8 "2025-10-06T03:55:05Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > If it’s plumbed for gas I’d be shocked if it wasn’t. That isn’t a cheap neighborhood. ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-district-court-judge-diane-goodsteins-vacay-home-destroyed-in-explosion-injuries/1023712/9 "2025-10-06T04:36:22Z")
Based on the location of the house, I’m pretty sure that if they have gas, it’s a propane tank (possibly underground). It’s awfully remote for city gas. Not that that changes the equation much. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-district-court-judge-diane-goodsteins-vacay-home-destroyed-in-explosion-injuries/1023712/10 "2025-10-06T05:54:40Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > It’s pretty simple. If it’s plumbed for gas, it could easily be a terrible accident. Or sabotage. That happened to a home a few blocks away from me when I was a kid; some burglars tampered with the gas lines to make the house explode. A right wing terrorist could certainly do the same. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-district-court-judge-diane-goodsteins-vacay-home-destroyed-in-explosion-injuries/1023712/11 "2025-10-06T20:12:35Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > > [@Heracles](#): > > > > Also, I can’t find this on CNN or the New York Times. > > It’s on a bunch of different news sites internationally. As those are American news sites they may be avoiding talking about it to curry favor with Trump. [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/us/politics/goodstein-house-fire-south-carolina-judge-senator.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/us/politics/goodstein-house-fire-south-carolina-judge-senator.html) > **[South Carolina authorities are investigating a fire that engulfed the home of...](https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/us/judge-diane-goodstein-home-fire-investigation)** > > A blaze that engulfed the South Carolina home of a state circuit court judge and her husband, a former state senator, is under investigation, CNN affiliates WCSC and WIS reported. > **[South Carolina judge's house destroyed by fire; officials investigating cause](https://abcnews.go.com/US/south-carolina-judges-house-destroyed-fire-officials-investigating/story?id=126247982)** > > South Carolina Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein's house on Edisto Island went up in flames Sunday, injuring three. > **[Judge Diane Goodstein makes first comment after house burns down](https://www.newsweek.com/judge-diane-goodstein-south-carolina-house-fire-10833740)** > > The cause of the fire that burned down the South Carolina judge's house is under investigation. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-district-court-judge-diane-goodsteins-vacay-home-destroyed-in-explosion-injuries/1023712/12 "2025-10-06T21:52:54Z")
Now they’re going after Forrest Gump! > **[Shrimp boat catches fire off shore of North Myrtle Beach](https://wpde.com/news/local/shrimp-boat-fire-myrtle-ebach-north-cherry-grove-cause-coast-guard-ocean-response-injured-death-cause)** > > Crews are resoonding to an active boat fire off the coast of North Myrtle Beach near Cherry Grove Monday, according to North Myrtle Beach Fire Rescue. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-district-court-judge-diane-goodsteins-vacay-home-destroyed-in-explosion-injuries/1023712/13 "2025-10-06T22:14:54Z")
Most homes in the North are fitted for gas, because in the North, heating is the major part of climate control, and gas is usually cheaper for heating than electricity. South Carolina needs much less heating, though, so it’s much more plausible for a South Carolina home to have only electricity, with heating perhaps being supplied mostly by a heat pump. ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-district-court-judge-diane-goodsteins-vacay-home-destroyed-in-explosion-injuries/1023712/14 "2025-10-06T22:17:24Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > South Carolina needs much less heating, though, so it’s much more plausible for a South Carolina home to have only electricity, with heating perhaps being supplied mostly by a heat pump. Yep. Everything on my farm is fully electric, with one exception. I have a whole house generator that runs off of propane (almost switched to solar and battery with recent new roof install, but the ROI wasn’t there) and have a buried 500 gallon tank for that. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-district-court-judge-diane-goodsteins-vacay-home-destroyed-in-explosion-injuries/1023712/15 "2025-10-06T22:29:23Z")
Sure, and New Mexico is full of gas installations for HVAC and hot water because we pull gas out of the Permian Basin and especially the San Juan Basin. My point was more that a natural gas or propane leak could conceivably build up to the LEL and then boom. It’s complete bullshit that any other possibility has to be actually considered. ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-district-court-judge-diane-goodsteins-vacay-home-destroyed-in-explosion-injuries/1023712/16 "2025-10-06T22:48:37Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > It’s complete bullshit that any other possibility has to be actually considered. While I completely agree that it could be a simple gas explosion and am actually leaning towards that being the most likely cause, I don’t think it’s bullshit at all to consider foul play as a possibility. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-district-court-judge-diane-goodsteins-vacay-home-destroyed-in-explosion-injuries/1023712/17 "2025-10-06T22:51:34Z")
> [@DMC](#): > > While I completely agree that it could be a simple gas explosion and am actually leaning towards that being the most likely cause, I don’t think it’s bullshit at all to consider foul play as a possibility Clearly I wasn’t as clear as I should have been. We should not be at a point in this country where anything other than an accident could even be possibly considered. ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-district-court-judge-diane-goodsteins-vacay-home-destroyed-in-explosion-injuries/1023712/18 "2025-10-06T22:52:23Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > We should not be at a point in this country where anything other than an accident could even be possibly considered. Ah, now I see. I agree, but we definitely are at that point. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-district-court-judge-diane-goodsteins-vacay-home-destroyed-in-explosion-injuries/1023712/19 "2025-10-06T23:35:38Z")
Yes, we’re there. Sadly. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-district-court-judge-diane-goodsteins-vacay-home-destroyed-in-explosion-injuries/1023712/20 "2025-10-07T04:34:29Z")
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