ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — It has been almost a week and a half since a raging fire decimated a local animal shelter and clinic, killing nearly 20 cats.

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Since then, donations have been pouring into the Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando. But now workers there are looking for a new space to call home.

The concrete building is still standing at the Conroy Road location in Orlando, but much of the roof is caved in.

Executive Director Steve Bardy showed Spectrum News 13 the extent of the damage earlier. Workers have been cleaning out parts of the building where they can, getting out any useable equipment to bring to their warehouse.

Bardy says before all of this, they already had plans to build a new facility. But now they are hoping to expedite that process while also looking for another space for the time being.

Bardy says they are working with real estate agents and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, hoping to find a place in the Orlando area.

“We’re just hoping that as graceful as everyone has been during this first week, knowing it’s gonna take us a couple months to land in a temporary permanent that everybody just extends that grace throughout this time frame,” Bardy said.

Bardy said they have received so much food and other donations in the past few days that they are only asking for money if anything at this point.

He explained that they have even donated some of the food they have received because there is so much in the warehouse.

In all, 17 cats died from smoke inhalation from last Wednesday’s fire while 45 cats and 26 dogs survived.

So far, 12 of those cats and 12 of those dogs have been adopted.