Jennifer Hogan and Jim Wiggen searched Monday around the rubble of their former apartment in Augusta for their cats that disappeared after a blaze last week destroyed their home. The couple planned to attend a forum sponsored by the Augusta Housing Authority on Monday afternoon to find shelter. The couple spoke with Augusta animal control officer Francois Roodman about the two felines and he said he would keep an eye out for them.

Arthur Gagne, right, shakes hands with Ronald Lachapelle Monday after filling out a rental application for C.B. Mattson’s apartments during an event in Augusta to find services and housing for victims of the fire that destroyed an apartment building on Northern Avenue last week. Lachapelle is the administrator at C.B. Mattson, a statewide property management firm with offices in Farmingdale.

Jennifer Hogan rests her head on the shoulders of James Wiggin Monday during an event in Augusta to find services and housing for victims of the fire that destroyed an apartment building on Northern Avenue last week. The couple lost all their belongings, including two cats and a car, in the blaze.