a solitary member of wealthy rothschild dynasty It is believed that he died in a sudden fire in his Los Angeles home.
The Los Angeles Fire Department said firefighters found a man dead inside a Hollywood Hills home after being called to the blaze just after 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Authorities have not yet released the man’s name, but several neighbors have identified him as William Rothschild – a member of the prominent banking family. ABC7 reported,
Neighbors said Rothschild, who was in his late 70s, lived in the two-bedroom house with his Afghan hunting dog.
According to the outlet, they described him as a reclusive and eccentric millionaire who owned multiple properties on the same street and several expensive vintage cars.
“It’s very sad,” said Jim Moore, who lives nearby. “He was a good guy. A good neighbor.”
Some neighbors said they had never laid eyes on the reclusive Rothschild and had assumed the property was vacant.
The Rothschild family made their fortune by establishing banks across Europe from the late 1700s.
He has an estimated net worth of around $1 billion.
Real estate listings show the burned 825-square-foot home was valued at nearly $1 million.
It was not immediately clear what caused the fire and officials said the incident was under investigation.
It took 45 firefighters about 30 minutes to extinguish the fire.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner will formally identify the man and determine his cause of death, officials said.
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