50 Cent's ex-girlfriend and 10-year-old son have been rescued from a burning house in New York.
The fire at the house - owned by 50 Cent and occupied by his former lover Shaniqua Tompkins and their son Marquise - broke out at 5am (EST) on Friday (30May08) .
An off-duty officer in Dix Hills, Long Island was on hand to rescue four other victims. They were taken to hospital and treated for smoke inhalation.
Authorities believe the cause of the inferno is "highly suspicious" and have sent sniffer dogs to search the rubble for a substance that may have been used as an igniter.
The In Da Club hitmaker is not being treated as a suspect, reports TMZ.com.
The home has been at the centre of a bitter dispute between the hip-hop star and Tompkins. Last month (Apr08), a judge ruled that Tompkins and Marquise must leave the hip-hop star's mansion by the end of 2008.
The couple split in 2003.