Silverton, OR – On Saturday night, a devastating house fire destroyed a house in Silverton, displacing two people and killing 30 cats with the Silverton Cat Rescue. According to sources, fire investigators traced the source of the fire to an electrical problem that severely impacted the patio of the house where the rescue cats were kept in a “catio.”
As reported by KPTV News, seven cats are believed to have survived and some may have escaped to the surrounding neighborhood. Neighbor Denise Smith tells the news agency:
“I’m just really sad,. It was just really hard to hear that many were lost. It’s just hard to think about. You go to that much work and you put that much love and attention into animals and then to have something catastrophic happen like that – it’s just horrible. It’s the unpreventable stuff that’s the hardest to deal with.”
The rescue group has posted a fundraiser on their Facebook page.
The house impacted by the blaze is a total loss.
Heartbreaking. May all of those whose lives have been lost have no memory of it and may they be in Perfect Love and Comfort. May the care team somehow heal from this terrible trauma.
OMG, what a terrible tragedy…RIP poor precious sweethearts….I wish the care team a lot of strength to deal with this horrible loss…..
I will never understand why these places do not have a sprinkler system, or some other way to save the ones who cannot save themselves!! So heartbreaking!
What a horrible tragedy. Bless the survivors to heal and find peace and comfort.
Agree with Sherry- should be mandatory for these animal shelters to have fire suppressant systems in place to prevent or minimize tragedies like this.It is the responsibility of the shelter to take all precautions to protect the animals under its care.