CONWAY — No injuries resulted from a second-alarm fire that significantly damaged a two-story house at 3014 Shelburne Falls Road on Saturday night, according to the home’s two residents, partners Misty Sluter and Colin Bargeron.

Sluter and Bargeron said they were away from home working at a haunted hayride attraction when their neighbor heard unusual sounds coming from outside at around 8 p.m. She checked to see what it was, discovered the house fire and called 911. Multiple agencies responded to the second-alarm fire shortly after.

The residents said they arrived home at around midnight, at which time firefighters were still spraying water onto the structure. Nobody else was home at the time of the blaze except for two cats — one, a kitten, was rescued by the Fire Department and the other, an adult cat, is believed to have escaped safely. Sluter and Bargeron noted they aren’t overly concerned about the adult cat, named Bandit, because he often spends extended periods outside and away from the house.

The fire appeared to have been started by a cordless battery charger in the garage, Bargeron said. The garage, which contained an abundance of tools and equipment, completely burned down, while an abutting single-story portion of the house also sustained heavy damage. The house’s two-story main section suffered the least apparent structural damage, but the entire building was severely impacted by smoke.

“The smoke damage is pretty incredible,” Bargeron said.

The bulk of the couple’s belongings, including two vehicles, were destroyed. Also lost were possessions belonging to Sluter’s two daughters, ages 19 and 10, neither of whom live at the house full-time.

Sluter and Bargeron said they plan to stay with family for the time being. They stressed, however, that they plan to have the house repaired. They do have insurance. Bargeron had just officially closed the deal on the house less than a month ago, despite having lived there for about 13 years with his former partner, who now lives in Texas. The house, which he said was built in the early 1800s, had been in her family’s possession for about 40 years.

The residents said they intend to accept donations once their friend finishes setting up an online fundraiser. They said they have already received an overwhelming amount of love and support from the community, despite the fire having just occurred on Saturday.

Both residents clung to optimism as they stood beside their home on Sunday morning. They explained their decision to put the fire in perspective, acknowledging that nobody had been hurt.

“It’s amazing to me the gratitude I had immediately,” Sluter said. “As much as this is a tragedy, what makes a home is that we still survived, that we’re OK. … I feel abundant.”

Reach Julian Mendoza at 413-930-4231 or jmendoza@recorder.com.