An inferno that swept through Rachael Ray’s upstate New York mansion spared the famous chef’s state-of-the-art kitchen, according to firefighters.
Drone footage obtained by the Daily Mail shows the extensive damage caused to the roof and second floor of Ray’s Lake Lucerne home, where the massive blast erupted Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
Warren County Coordinator Brian LaFlure said the fire was contained for the most part on the second floor, with the first floor primarily water damage.
“The kitchen was not touched at all, so the very first floor is in good shape,” he said, WNYT 13 reported.
In April, Ray, 51, threw about her dream kitchen posted in a video tour online.
“I worked for 35 years to have a gas stove and put the pizza oven in it,” she beamed.
There are no fire hydrants near Ray’s home, located about 50 miles north of Albany – which hindered the fire department’s efforts to contain the blaze. They had to use fiver water to double the flames.
“As soon as my assistant chef was on the scene, he told me what we had. So I started asking tankers because there are no hydrants, ‘Lucerne-Hadley firefighter Ted Backus told CBS6.
Ray – who filmed her eponymous talk show about day and live cooking segments at the mansion remotely – was able to escape with her mother, husband and dog.
“We are all okay,” she said in a statement. “These are the days we should all be grateful for what we have, not for what we have lost.”
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