Over a dozen animals are dead after firefighters fought overnight for hours.
"It's a shame," said Chief Bob Williams with the Grayson County Volunteer Fire Department.
East Grayson Volunteer Fire Department responded to a house on fire in the 200 block of Cemetery Road at around 3:00 a.m. Thursday morning. Clarkson Fire Department eventually came out to assist.
"When we got on the scene the whole front of the structure had already collapsed," said Chief Williams.
Fire officials say the wooden house was fully engulfed which led to four hours of fighting flames.
"It was an old structure and it went pretty fast," said Chief Williams.
13 News was told the burned down house, right beside a brick house, was shelter to rescue dogs and other animals.