Arson suspected at New Orleans mansion owned by Beyoncé, Jay-Z

The fire in the vacant mansion, located in the city’s Garden District, appeared to have been started in the kitchen of the home on Wednesday evening, The Times-Picayune reported.

The three-story, 15,000-square-foot Spanish baroque building was built in 1926 and cost $84,000 to build.

Despite the home being unoccupied, fire officials said it did have working utilities, The Times-Picayune reported.

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