KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) -

A prominent family's palatial home with panoramic views of downtown Kansas City was destroyed in a fire.

The loss is estimated at $5-8 million.

Charles and Patty Garney built the Briarcliff development on bluffs just north of the Missouri River and their nearly 15,000-square foot home was a focal point. Motorists could see the home as they drove north on Highway 169. The home had verandas offering sweeping views, and the Garneys often hosted fundraisers and other events for prominent politicians at the home.

Charles Garney is a businessman. He and his wife are prominent civic leaders in Kansas City, and are well-regarded for their gracious hospitality and support of charitable organizations. Patty Garney became emotional when surveying the damage during daylight hours Friday morning.

The couple had been at the Big 12 tournament at the Sprint Center, but were home when the flames erupted just before 11.

Patty Garney told firefighters she saw a glow from a skylight, and realized it was fire. She quickly woke up her husband. They along with their dog and a house guest escaped.

Patty Garney said she wants a thorough investigation.

The exact cause is under investigation, but the three-alarm fire is believed to have started in an attic area. Almost the entire slate roof is gone.

"I saw where it started and I don't know exactly what started it," Charles Garney said. "My guess is electrical wiring that caught some combustible material that caught that stuff on fire."

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Prominent family's Briarcliff mansion destroyed in fire

Posted on: 6:01 am, March 14, 2014, by Michelle Pekarsky, updated on: 01:01pm, March 14, 2014

KANSAS CITY, Mo. A Northland mansion was consumed by flames late Thursdaynight; the fire possibly starting in the electrical wiring, and now a prominent Kansas City family must deal with the loss of everything they had inside.

The fire started at about 10:30 p.m. at the home of Charles and Patty Garney in the 4200 block of N. Hickory, which had an estimated home value of $4.2 million. The Garneys are well-known among Kansas City leaders for their civic and charitable activities in Kansas City. They say they built the home to entertain crowds for fundraising events.

Mrs. Garney was the first to notice the fire and told her husband and a friend, who was staying with them. She saw the flames in the skylight and woke everybody up and got them out of the home theyve lived in for about 20 years.

Just kind of stood here and watched it burn but were safe so thats the most important thing. And our friends were here last night for us and theyre going to be here for us so we just have to figure out what were going to do, said Patty Garney.

Firefighters think the fire originated in the attic and was burning for some time before the Garneys and their house guest arrived back home after a night at Sprint Center. When firefighters arrived, the home was fully engulfed in flames and firefighters called out three alarms to bring it under control.

They faced challenges due to the strong winds, which spread embers to neighboring homes.

The Garneys, through their company, Garney Construction, developed much of the Briarcliff commercial area.

Because of the massive area, firefighters expect they may have to remain on the scene for 24 hours.

See pictures from the fire in FOX 4 Kathy Quinns report.

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Multi-million dollar Briarcliff home destroyed by fire

43 DUNN ST., OAKVILLE, ONT.

ASKING PRICE: $5.5-million

TAXES: $21,579 (2013)

LOT SIZE: 104 by 135 feet

AGENT: Alex Irish (Re/Max Aboutowne Realty Corp.)

The back story

The Victorian mansion at 43 Dunn St. was built for Cecil Marlatt in 1880. Mr. Marlatt was the owner of the Marlatt and Armstrong Tannery and a well-known supporter of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club.

The original property stretched to the edge of Lake Ontario to the south, with an orchard of fruit trees in front of the house. A greenhouse, playhouse, stables and two fish ponds also occupied the surrounding land. Afternoon tea was served in a summer house that overlooked a cricket pitch and a lawn tennis court, according to real estate agent Alex Irish of ReMax Aboutowne Realty Corp.

Over time, more houses were built on the streets of Olde Oakville. The house at 43 Dunn is about one block from the water and two blocks from the centre of downtown shopping in Oakville.

The current owners, Clive and Hilary Maile, lived on the waterfront in the late 1990s when they went for a walk through the undulating streets of Olde Oakville and saw a for sale sign in front of No. 43.

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