Neighbors rally to help David and Debbie Jackson A Taylor couple who lost everything including six cats in a fire that destroyed their home of 30 years is now trying to figure out what comes next.

David and Debbie Jackson, both 68, saw their home at 711 Porter St. reduced to a charred hulk after flames broke out shortly before 11 p.m. Oct. 21. They lost nearly everything they owned, including a trove of family keepsakes and belongings collected over three decades, the couple said.

The cause of the blaze remains under investigation, according to the Taylor Fire Department.