Afire broke out at Beyonce and Jay-Z’s New Orleans mansion on Wednesday with 22 firefighters responding to the incident that is now reportedly being investigated as a likely arson attack.
The fire that erupted at Beyonce and Jay-Z’s New Orleans mansion on Wednesday night is reportedly being investigated as a likely arson.
The property went up in a blaze and 22 firefighters responded to the scene in the Garden District location to try and get it under control.
It was reported to be completely extinguished hours later and fortunately, nobody was injured following the terrible scenes.
According to reports, the New Orleans Fire Department stated it discovered the fire after one of the smoke alarms in the home was activated at about 6:20 pm.
And it says that the cops additionally obtained a report of a suspicious individual close by at the same time that they looked into and determined the suspicious person’s call was linked to the fire.
According to a statement from the Police Department’s public information office, the city emergency officials categorized this as arson.
While the origin of the fire is yet to be officially disclosed, a source told Nola that it appeared to have started in the kitchen, where firefighters found books inside an oven, and petrol can was also seen in the house.
A spokesperson for the fire department told the New York Post: “If they didn’t get there when they did, it could have been much worse. It’s a historic home.”
The stunning home, worth a reported £1.75 million ($2.4 million) has been owned by a management company, named Sugarcane Park LLC since 2015 – Beyonce’s mother Tina Knowles is the manager of the company.
It has six bedrooms, six-and-a-half bathrooms, and spans 15,200 square feet.
Realtor.com claims that the eye-catching property was first built in 1927 as the Westminster Presbyterian church.
