Rescue volunteers say it will take at least two weeks to capture and move about 200 cats from the site of the Happy Cat Sanctuary that burned down in Medford, as well as from the surrounding neighborhood.

A day after the owner of an animal sanctuary was killed in a fire on Long Island, volunteers worked Tuesday to care for hundreds of displaced cats.

A man and “numerous” cats were killed Monday morning in a fire at a Long Island animal sanctuary. The fire occurred around 7 a.m. in Medford, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. Christopher Arsenault, 65, was found dead in the destroyed home after firefighters were able to get the flames under control, officials said.

Christopher Arsenault, 65, founder of the Happy Cat Sanctuary, died in a fire at his Medford home early Monday that also claimed the lives of "numerous" cats, Suffolk County police said. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Tragedy struck an animal rescue organization in Long Island, New York this week, as a fire tore through a private residence that housed the Happy Cat Sanctuary in Suffolk County. The blaze killed Christopher Arsenault,

There were hundreds of cats inside at the time of the fire and officials say the owner went back into the home to rescue the animals.