Early this morning, a house in Dix Hills, NY, owned by 50 Cent — the house, in case you were wondering, that 50 Cent is trying to kick the mother of his child out of, prompting her to sue him — burned down. Shaniqua Thompkins, their son Marquise, and four other people were in the house when it caught fire. They were all transported to the hospital and treated for smoke inhalation. Something about the "intensity" of the fire aroused suspicion among fire officials, who said some sort of chemical might have been used to start the fire.

Interestingly, sources tell TMZ that earlier this week, a meeting between the two parties got so heated that a member of 50 Cent's entourage "went nuts" and trashed Thompkin's lawyer's office. A police report was later filed.

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