'Unimaginable Loss': Couple Dies in Troy Fire as Daughter, 11, Fights for Life and Son Escapes Flames

In a few brutal minutes on a Sunday night, one Troy family lost almost everything, and a city was left trying to close the gap between sympathy and what comes next (Credit: Williamsville Fire/Flickr)

A couple and their 11-year-old daughter have died after a house fire ripped through their home in Troy, New York, on Sunday night, killing seven of the family's huskies and forcing their 13-year-old son to jump from a second-floor window to escape.

Dominick Rizzo Jr, 37, and his fiancée, Alicia Ruefle, 39, died in hospital after being pulled from the burning home, while their daughter, Abigail Rizzo, 11, also died after being taken to Westchester Medical Center.