Rachael Ray's Upstate NY Home Catches Fire, She's Counting Blessings Afterward. Rachael Ray's upstate New York home caught on fire Sunday night and appears to have been significantly damaged. Rachael just shared her appreciation for everyone concerned about her, and for the fire fighters who tried to save what they could of her house. She tweeted ... "Thank you to our local first responders for being kind and gracious and saving what they could of our home. Grateful that my mom, my husband, my dog… we’re all okay. These are the days we all have to be grateful for what we have, not what we’ve lost." This is so sad check out the link to read the full story.