Fire Officials: Six Unaccounted For After Mansion Blaze

Six people are unaccounted for following a mansion fire in Annapolis overnight that had firefighters wrestling the blaze into the morning.

Crews responded at 3:30 a.m. to the home in the 900 block of Childs Point Road.

Some 85 firefighters battled the fire in the 16,000 square foot home through the night, getting it under control around 7 a.m. But crews were expected to continue working at the scene through the day.

The residents may have been at home at the time of the fire, but bodies have not been recovered, according to WJLA.

The Washington Post reports the home is owned by Reston IT exec Donald Pyle and his wife, Sandra Pyle. The couple and four children are the residents still unaccounted for, according to the Post.

“There was an early on belief that they may be out of town,” Capt. Russ Davies told WTOP. “So far we have not been able to verify that.”

No injuries to firefighters have been reported. The cause of the blaze is not yet known.

Photos: Anne Arundel County Fire Department on Facebook.

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