The Red Cross is assisting two adults after the fire. The fire department said they found "several" cats dead.

Several cats have died in a fire at a historic home in Manchester on Sunday morning. Firefighters responded to a historic property on Hartford Road around 1 a.m. for a report of a fire. Once crews arrived,

Manchester fire told us a total of seven fire companies responded to get the fire under control within about an hour, but the house is uninhabitable. They said the family living in the home as well as their dog made it out safely, but sadly some pet cats did not. The cause of the fire is under investigation at this time.