All structure fires are tragic - especially so when human or animal life is lost. I've seen my share of grief, I was an EMT for over 20 years and answered many a call assisting our FD. Always a humbling experience. I could never get over the crowds that would form - they seemed to enjoy it as if it were entertainment. They just don't get the fact that someone is experiencing a very tragic time of their life, besides the human factor - loss of their home, personal belongings as well as mementos that can never be replaced.One of my wife's co-workers next door neighbor's house burned flat a couple of years ago, and their two young daughters were inside. They left this world in each others arms.
Here's hoping the cat survived and is doing well in another home. mike