VIDEO: Officials say more than 20 cats are dead after a massive fire broke out at the Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando facility off of Conroy Rd. on Wednesday evening.
The fire is believed to have started around 10:30 p.m. near the cat room. Firefighters said the blaze had consumed 20% of the property at 2727 Conroy Rd, and flames "were through the roof." "If you run a shelter, this is literally your worst nightmare," said a visibly shaken Stephen Bardy, the executive director of The Pet Alliance during an early morning news conference, "to see your building on fire and know that there are animals in there that you're charged to care for and you can't go in." It was not immediately known how the fire started.