· a man who ran a sanctuary for rescued and abused cats died a hero monday after a fire broke out at a safe haven he ran for felines in new york state. · an animal sanctuary owner and roughly 100 cats died in a fire on long island on monday, according to officials. · the cause of the fire , which killed 100 cats , is officially undetermined, which means arson is not suspected and the fire is not suspicious, the brookhaven fire marshal announced thursday. · the search and rescue efforts following the deadly fire at happy cat sanctuary on long island took a grim turn monday. · a fire broke out at happy cat sanctuary , which houses hundreds of cats, on long island, leaving the founder of the nonprofit dead. · investigators on long island are looking into the cause of an early morning fire at an apparent cat sanctuary that left one man dead and fears that up to 100 cats were claimed in the blaze as. · new york (ap) — a fire burned down a cat shelter in suburban new york , killing its founder and more than 100 of the felines he rescued and sparking a rescue operation for dozens of cats still roaming the destroyed property.
