There were hundreds of cats inside at the time of the fire and officials say the owner went back into the home to rescue the animals.

Authorities say a fire burned down a Long Island cat shelter, killing its founder, who lived there, and more than 100 of the felines he rescued.

Happy Cat Sanctuary owner Chris Arsenault was killed trying to save his cats from a fire on Dourland Road in Medford, Long Island.

There's an official finding in the deadly fire at Happy Cat Sanctuary on Long Island, but it leaves many questions unanswered ...

NEW YORK -- More than 180 cats that survived the devastating fire at Happy Cat Sanctuary in Medford, Suffolk County, are now ...

The blaze broke out around 7:15 a.m. at the Happy Cat Sanctuary in Medford, New York. The home served as a safe haven for hundreds of cats. Officials say owner Chris Arsenault, 65, was found on ...

The surviving cats of Happy Cat Sanctuary, a Long Island animal rescue that burned down, are now up for adoption on a new website. The fire in Medford took the lives of ...

Lisa Jaeger, heading recovery efforts for the surviving cats, said Chris Arsenault died trying to save the animals at his Long Island home.

A Medford man who worked through devastating loss — by turning part of his home into a sanctuary for rescued cats — died in a Monday morning fire at the residence along with dozens of the felines he'd ...