Family members and friends of billionaire Richard Branson , including actress Kate Winslet , were taking stock of their blessings after their narrow escape from the business magnate 's burning Caribbean island home , which had been ignited by a lightning strike . Branson 's home in the Virgin Islands burns down after being struck by lightning . ` ` I ' m just so glad that everyone is safe , '' actress Kate Winslet says . ` ` What matters is the people you love , '' he tells her . ` ` Everything else is just stuff '' Branson 's kids describe waking to a nightmare as flames consume the house .
Branson 's home in the Virgin Islands burns down after being struck by lightning . ` ` I ' m just so glad that everyone is safe , '' actress Kate Winslet says . ` ` What matters is the people you love , '' he tells her . ` ` Everything else is just stuff '' Branson 's kids describe waking to a nightmare as flames consume the house .