A family escaped a house fire early Wednesday morning — an incident that fire officials deemed a near total loss.

Clallam County Fire District 3 firefighters responded to a 9-1-1 call at 12:04 a.m. on Aug. 23 on the 2800 block of Towne Road across from the Dungeness Old Schoolhouse to find a two-story home in a fully-involved fire.

District 3 Battalion Chief Chris Turner said a mother and her two teenage daughters escaped but their two dogs were found deceased.

Turner said family members opened windows and doors in hopes the pets could get out, but more air circulated the home and the fire grew.

Fire investigators were on scene later that day, Turner said, and the fire looks to have started in the kitchen; its cause remains unknown, he said, though investigators believe an electrical failure may be the cause.

Flames from an east side window caught a car on fire and caused heat damage to a second vehicle, fire officials reported.

Only a few rooms were not consumed in the fire, Turner said, and no neighboring homes were endangered during firefighters’ efforts to contain the fire.

Fire crews were on hand throughout the incident to ensure the fire didn’t reignite.

The American Red Cross was on scene to provide temporary support for the family, Turner said.

Paragon Dermatology, 558 N. Fifth Ave, Sequim, started an account at First Federal under the “Rachael Healey Family Recovery Fund” and they’re also available to take donations for Healey, an employee.

On Facebook, the business wrote Healey is “looking for affordable housing, a vehicle, and basic necessities (and) if you know of any homes for rent or you would like to help support Rachael and her family during this difficult time we have set up a donation account directly through First Federal.

A gofundme account was also set up at gofundme.com/rachael-plus-two-teens-displaced-after-home-fire.

The family was renting the home, Turner said, and the homeowner insured the home.

Turner said the fire is an important reminder of early detection with having working smoke alarms in everyone’s homes.

“The fact that they were able to get out of the house unscathed is a miracle,” he said.

“There were no smoking detectors in the home and the Red Cross had canvassed the area (to help residents install them).

“All residents went past the kitchen area that was on fire to escape.”