The couple’s $ 2.4 million mansion in New Orleans was consumed by flames Wednesday.
The fire that occurred at Beyonce and Jay-Z’s home is being investigated as “simple arson.”
The couple’s $ 2.4 million Spanish Baroque mansion in the Garden District of New Orleans, Louisiana, caught fire Wednesday night, and local officials told TMZ the fire has been classified as “simple arson. ”.
The New Orleans Police Department received reports that a person was seen acting suspiciously near the home shortly before the fire started and when they got there they discovered that the property had been set on fire.
According to The Independent, hell allegedly started in the kitchen, where books were found stuffed in an oven. It is also reported that a gasoline can was discovered in the home.
22 firefighters reportedly took two hours to extinguish the flames, and things could have been much worse had it not been for their swift response.
A source said: “If they hadn’t gotten there when they did, it could have been a lot worse. It is a historic house.
The official also confirmed that there were no injuries and that no one required evacuation.
Representatives for the music superstars have yet to comment on the news.
The Lemonade star and her husband are believed to have purchased the $ 2.4 million six-bedroom, six-and-a-half bath property, which was built as a church in 1927, in the early 2010s through Sugarcane Park LLC.
The company is run by Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Lawson.