A reclusive member of the rich Rothschild dynasty is believed to have died after his Los Angeles dwelling abruptly caught hearth.
Hearth crews found a person’s physique contained in the Hollywood Hills dwelling after they had been referred to as to battle the blaze simply after 4.30 p.m. on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Hearth Division mentioned.
Authorities haven’t but launched the person’s identify however a number of neighbors recognized him as William Rothschild — a member of the outstanding banking household, ABC7 reported.
Rothschild, who was in his late 70s, had lived within the two-bedroom dwelling together with his Afghan hound, neighbors mentioned.
They described him as a reclusive and eccentric millionaire who owned a number of properties on the identical road and a slew of costly classic vehicles, in response to the outlet.
“It is vitally unhappy,” Jim Moore, who lives close by, mentioned. “He was a superb man. A great neighbor.”
Some neighbors mentioned that they had by no means laid eyes on the reclusive Rothschild and assumed the property was vacant.
The Rothschild household constructed their fortune by establishing banks throughout Europe from the late 1700s.
They’ve an estimated fortune of about $1 billion.
The burned-out 825-square-foot dwelling was estimated to be price about $1 million, actual property listings present.
It wasn’t instantly clear what sparked the hearth and authorities mentioned the incident stays beneath investigation.
It took 45 firefighters roughly half-hour to extinguish the flames.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner will formally determine the person and decide his reason behind demise, authorities mentioned.
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