(Above) A backhoe stirs a fire intentionally set Monday to burn the remains of Doug and Marci Bork's house north of Beaver Creek. The home was destroyed Tuesday, June 26, by a fire of undetermined cause. On the evening of the blaze, Marci Bork went to bed at around 10 p.m. and slept soundly while flames spread through her home. The family cat, Luna, awakened Marci at around 11:20 p.m. to a smoke-filled house. "It (Luna) actually got in her face and started clawing at her face to wake her up," said Doug Bork. Thanks to Luna, Marci was able to crawl out a window and call for help with her cell phone. Doug arrived home from a meeting at about 11:30 p.m. and the fire department arrived soon after, but the structure could not be saved.
Luckily, the couple's two children, James, 15, and Eric, 13, were away vacationing with their grandparents. The Borks are moving a spec home from Edgerton onto the same site as their old house. They hope to move into their new home within a month.