An animal sanctuary owner and roughly 100 cats have died in a fire on Long Island, according to officials. The flames broke out at approximately 7:15 a.m. on Monday at Happy Cat Sanctuary in Medford,

On Wednesday afternoon, volunteers continued the work that the cat sanctuary owner started -- coming together to rescue the cats that were injured and displaced by the flames.

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.