South Windsor firefighters work at a house fire, Tuesday, January 8, 2019, in South Windsor. The fire came in around 4pm at 234 Long Hill Road when a passing motorist noticed smoke coming from the house. Three dogs escaped when police arrived and the open the door. The three cats were removed by firefighters, 2 responded quickly to the oxygen they were given a third seemed to be unconscious as firefighters continued to work on him. The house sustained heavy damage to the kitchen and living room, the area around a wood stove sustained the heaviest damage, Chief Kevin Cooney said. The house was deemed uninhabitable and the residents are staying with other family members Cooney said. (Jim Michaud / Journal Inquirer)

South Windsor firefighters work giving oxygen to cats that were rescued from a house fire, Tuesday, January 8, 2019, in South Windsor. The fire came in around 4pm at 234 Long Hill Road when a passing motorist noticed smoke coming from the house. Three dogs escaped when police arrived and opened the door. The three cats were removed by firefighters, 2 responded quickly to the oxygen they were given a third seemed to be unconscious as firefighters continued to work on him. The house sustained heavy damage to the kitchen and living room, the area around a wood stove sustained the heaviest damage, Chief Kevin Cooney said. The house was deemed uninhabitable and the residents are staying with other family members Cooney said. (Jim Michaud / Journal Inquirer)

A South Windsor firefighter gives oxygen to one of the three cats that were rescued from a house fire, Tuesday, January 8, 2019, in South Windsor. The fire came in around 4pm at 234 Long Hill Road when a passing motorist noticed smoke coming from the house. Three dogs escaped when police arrived and opened the door. The three cats were removed by firefighters, 2 responded quickly to the oxygen they were given a third seemed to be unconscious as firefighters continued to work on him. The house sustained heavy damage to the kitchen and living room, the area around a wood stove sustained the heaviest damage, Chief Kevin Cooney said. The house was deemed uninhabitable and the residents are staying with other family members Cooney said. (Jim Michaud / Journal Inquirer)

A South Windsor firefighter works at a house fire, Tuesday, January 8, 2019, in South Windsor. The fire came in around 4pm at 234 Long Hill Road when a passing motorist noticed smoke coming from the house. Three dogs escaped when police arrived and opened the door. The three cats were removed by firefighters, 2 responded quickly to the oxygen they were given a third seemed to be unconscious as firefighters continued to work on him. The house sustained heavy damage to the kitchen and living room, the area around a wood stove sustained the heaviest damage, Chief Kevin Cooney said. The house was deemed uninhabitable and the residents are staying with other family members Cooney said. (Jim Michaud / Journal Inquirer)

South Windsor animal control officer Brian Kelley and firefighters Alison Sheldon and Sarah Cooney, rush two of the three cats rescued from a house fire to Kelley's vehicle to bring them to a veterinarian, Tuesday, January 8, 2019, in South Windsor. The fire came in around 4pm at 234 Long Hill Road when a passing motorist noticed smoke coming from the house. Three dogs escaped when police arrived and opened a door. The three cats were removed by firefighters, 2 responded quickly to the oxygen they were given a third seemed to be unconscious as firefighters continued to work on him. The house sustained heavy damage to the kitchen and living room, the area around a wood stove sustained the heaviest damage, Chief Kevin Cooney said. The house was deemed uninhabitable and the residents are staying with other family members Cooney said. (Jim Michaud / Journal Inquirer)

A South Windsor firefighter work looking for hot spots during a burning house fire, Tuesday, January 8, 2019, in South Windsor. The fire came in around 4pm at 234 Long Hill Road when a passing motorist noticed smoke coming from the house. Three dogs escaped when police arrived and opened the door. The three cats were removed by firefighters, 2 responded quickly to the oxygen they were given a third seemed to be unconscious as firefighters continued to work on him. The house sustained heavy damage to the kitchen and living room, the area around a wood stove sustained the heaviest damage, Chief Kevin Cooney said. The house was deemed uninhabitable and the residents are staying with other family members Cooney said. (Jim Michaud / Journal Inquirer)

South Windsor explorer firefighter Matt Delage, 15, comforts one of the three cats that were rescued from a house fire, Tuesday, January 8, 2019, in South Windsor. The fire came in around 4pm at 234 Long Hill Road when a passing motorist noticed smoke coming from the house. Three dogs escaped when police arrived and opened the door. The three cats were removed by firefighters, 2 responded quickly to the oxygen they were given a third seemed to be unconscious as firefighters continued to work on him. The house sustained heavy damage to the kitchen and living room, the area around a wood stove sustained the heaviest damage, Chief Kevin Cooney said. The house was deemed uninhabitable and the residents are staying with other family members Cooney said. (Jim Michaud / Journal Inquirer)

South Windsor firefighters work opening the roof of a burning house fire, Tuesday, January 8, 2019, in South Windsor. The fire came in around 4pm at 234 Long Hill Road when a passing motorist noticed smoke coming from the house. Three dogs escaped when police arrived and opened the door. The three cats were removed by firefighters, 2 responded quickly to the oxygen they were given a third seemed to be unconscious as firefighters continued to work on him. The house sustained heavy damage to the kitchen and living room, the area around a wood stove sustained the heaviest damage, Chief Kevin Cooney said. The house was deemed uninhabitable and the residents are staying with other family members Cooney said. (Jim Michaud / Journal Inquirer)