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,

Authorities say a fire burned down a Long Island cat shelter, killing its founder, who lived there, and at least 59 of the felines he rescued.

Image via YouTube An animal sanctuary owner has died in a suspicious fire that also killed at least 100 of his cats. Authorities believe that the inferno was suspicious. They are currently investigating for arson and believe someone may have set the fire.