Patty O’Brien, a resident of the home at 418 Lark Drive, watches firefighters put out the fire in her home. The family doesn’t know the fate of 17 cats and one dog in the home.One dog had been rescued.

A firefighter climbs down a ladder as flames from the back of the mobile home flare up on the roof.

Mesa County Sheriff authorities and fire and rescue volunteers stand in the street a smoke fills the neighborhood .

Both the Clifton Fire Protection department and Grand Junction Fire Department responded to the stubborn fire.

Scenes from a blaze at 418 Lark Drive in Pear Park.

Scenes from a blaze at 418 Lark Drive in Pear Park.

Firefighters cut holes in the roof to vent the smoke and gain access to the fire.

Scenes from a blaze at 418 Lark Drive in Pear Park.