INMAN, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – An Upstate veteran needs a hand up after his home was destroyed in a house fire Saturday morning.

73-year-old Harry Strickland’s home went up in flames around 7 a.m., destroying everything inside and claiming three of his dogs’ lives. Right now, he and his family are working to clean up and navigate the trauma of losing the house.

“I seen smoke, so I got up and come up, went out the back door, started hollering for help,” Strickland told us. But by the time the fire department showed up, it was too late.

“I couldn’t even go back in.”

As his family works to clean up the home and move forward, they’ve set up a GoFundMe where you can <a href=”https://www.gofundme.com/f/6z23b-total-loss-house-fire” target=”_blank”>donate to help.</a>