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Six Family Members Unaccounted for in Mansion Fire

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Six members of a family are unaccounted for after a fierce fire reduced a multimillion-dollar waterfront mansion near Maryland's capital to a scorched stone framework. Teddy bears and flowers now rest near the front gate and teary-eyed neighbors have stopped by.

On Tuesday, federal fire investigators are expected to arrive after first light, seeking a cause for the flames that gutted the 16,000-square foot home with seven bedrooms and 7  1/2 baths. The flames took hours to put out Monday after the fire began before dawn on the outskirts of Annapolis.

Capt. Russ Davies, a spokesman for the Anne Arundel County Fire Department, says they know who's unaccounted for and that looking at the damage, it would not be a stretch to think anyone in the house died in the fire.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.