HONOLULU (KHON2) -- A Waianae family picking up the pieces after their home caught fire over the weekend.
Several pets were killed during the fire, now they have a warning for other pet owners.
From the outside of their home, everything looks fine.
But even before walking in, the acrid smell of charred wood hits you, that campfire odor hanging heavy in the air, clinging to everything.
Yuka and Ryo Nagaoka's home caught fire Saturday August 17 while they were out to lunch with their kids.
Damage is estimated at $95,000.
While no one was home at that time, Yuka Nagaoka is devastated, because half of their beloved family pets died in the fire.
"We had eight dogs and six cats. I lost three dogs and four cats," she said holding back tears.
A true animal lover, Nagaoka has been fostering and adopted many animals over the past two decades.
"I go inside, and I see, I see my babies I lost," she said with tears rolling down her cheeks. "I still see them and then it's just got so many memories in there."
Coco, Ace, Sena, Ruby and Shadow survived because they were outside the house at the time of the fire.
Two kittens also survived and are now in foster care.
A neighbor has opened up her home to the Nagaoka family so they can be close to home to care for their dogs.
"When we talk about the dogs that we have, of course, it's not going to be covered by the insurance, and what kind of hotel is going to accept us to stay with the five big dogs? Nobody," Yuka said.
She said it costs $3000 a week to board three of them and it could take a year to fix their home. They simply can't afford it.
According to Honolulu Fire Department investigators, the cause of the fire has been deemed accidental, and they believe that it all started on the electric stove.
Yuka said investigators told her the cats likely knocked over a bag of dog biscuits by the stove and somehow turned the stove on.
"You can see some of the dog food, all the ashes over here," Nagaoka said pointing to the stove.
"It's not uncommon to to hear of pets that are left alone at home, especially to knock things over and turn on the stove, you know, accidentally," Honolulu Fire Department Captain Malcom Medrano explained.
Medrano wanted to remind everyone to keep combustibles far away from the stove, and pets out of the kitchen.
Nagaoka is urging pet owners to be extra cautious.
"I just don't want anybody experience the same things that we've been through," she said.
The Nagaoka's have created a GoFundMe to help cover the costs of caring for their dogs and other expenses. Click here if you would like to make a donation.