Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island Gets Hit By Inferno
Sir Richard Branson’s paradise offshore formations Necker Island has gone up in flames after being hit by lightning.
The luxury £60 million Isle based in the British Virgin Islands was battered by Hurricane Irene and it also led to the Virgin tycoon’s personal offshore company incorporation suffering a horrifying inferno.
The multi-million-pound home on the Caribbean island, which has 8 bedrooms, caught fire and resident celebrity Kate Winslet who was on holiday at the time, helped rescue Branson’s 90 year-old mother. As family, friends and also fellow VIP guests fled the smouldering wreckage; the Oscar-winning actress showed bravery and also carried the OAP to safety.
Reports claim that the Titanic star acted with courage like a genuine Hollywood heroine as she grabbed the grandma up in her arms and then carried her out of the mansion while it began to fall apart and flame.
The island normally brags about its spectacular white sandy beaches and crystal-clear waters and may get hired for £34,000 a night. Just about all visitors got out of the tragic incident unscathed with little injuries.
Branson’s daughter was expected to marry there later this coming year but hurricane warnings have also been issued for other offshore company registration hotspots such as Bahamas.
