NORTH GARDEN, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – All the family escaped, but they lost a family pet, in a Sunday afternoon house fire in the 5000 block of Alberene Road in Albemarle County. Fire rescue was dispatched at 4:12pm to the home near North Garden and arrived to find heavy flames from the attic of the second-story structure. Three adults and multiple animals escaped, but one cat didn’t make it. The Red Cross is assisting the family and the animals as they have to stay someplace else. The cause of the fire is under investigation.