Photos: Fire destroys Anne Arundel County mansion

Firefighters battle a four-alarm fire at a home on Childs Point Road, early Monday, Jan. 19, 2015, in Annapolis, Md. The occupants of the home were unaccounted for and fire officials were investigating. (AP Photo/Capital Gazette, Glenn A. Miller)

AP Photo/Capital Gazette, Glenn A. Miller

Firefights work to put out a fire at a home on Childs Point Road, Monday, Jan. 19, 2015, in Annapolis, Md. Six people, at first thought to be out of town, were unaccounted for Monday night after the fire that gutted the seven bedroom, 7 1/2 bath home. (AP Photo/Capital Gazette, Tim Pratt)

AP Photo/Capital Gazette, Tim Pratt

A group of women gather outside the gate of a home following a fire in Childs Point Road, Monday, Jan. 19, 2015, in Annapolis, Md. Six people, at first thought to be out of town, were unaccounted for Monday night after the fire that gutted the seven bedroom, 7 1/2 bath home. (AP Photo/Capital Gazette, Tim Pratt)

AP Photo/Capital Gazette, Tim Pratt

Mansion fire in Annapolis — More than 80 firefighters fought the blaze. (Courtesy Anne Arundel County Fire)

On Monday, a massive fire ripped a mansion in Annapolis. The investigation is ongoing. (海角精品黑料/Kate Ryan)

In this file photo, Christmas decorations hang on the entry gate to a mansion on Childs Point Road that burned to the ground, Jan. 19, 2015. A source tells ABC7 that Christmas lights were the source of the fire. (海角精品黑料/Kate Ryan) — Fire officials are investigating a blaze that gutted a mansion in Annapolis on Monday. Details are sketchy, but six people are unaccounted for. (海角精品黑料/Kate Ryan)

Fire destroyed this 16,000 square foot home in Annapolis on Monday, Jan. 19. (Anne Arundel County Fire Department) — Fire destroyed this 16,000 square foot home in Annapolis on Monday. (Anne Arundel County Fire Department)

Fire destroyed this 16,000 square foot home in Annapolis on Monday. (Anne Arundel County Fire Department)

Fireboat at mansion fire — An Anne Arundel County fireboat assisted in fighting the blaze. (Courtesy Anne Arundel County Fire)

(Courtesy Anne Arundel County Fire)

Just a shell remains after yesterday's mansion fire near Annapolis. Investigators fear family of six was inside.
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(Courtesy Anne Arundel County Fire)

The floors and contents of the home are all in the basement. Investigators might not even be able to go inside today.
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(Courtesy Anne Arundel County Fire)

A small memorial has gone up at the gate to the family's home. Ominously, yesterday's newspaper (top right) unopened.
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(Courtesy Anne Arundel County Fire)