On Monday Sir Richard Branson announced the sad loss of his mother Eve at age 96, in a post celebrating her "wonderful life and tremendous spirit".
One of the more dramatic moments in that life was surely the unforgettable night in August 2011 when Eve and her fellow guests on Necker Island awoke to find themselves in the midst of a raging inferno.
This summer marks a decade since the dramatic scenes, in which Branson's luxury home on his private isle burnt to the ground.
Amazingly, all 20 people present escaped with their lives in the blaze, sparked after the mansion was hit at 4am by lightning during a tropical storm.
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