When a house catches fire, there is a good chance the owners will lose everything inside. But Robert and Shirley Gagnon saved a very special and expensive part of their lives when their home caught on fire: Their Memories of Elvis Museum. With flames quickly approaching and millions of dollars worth of Elvis mementos inside, our Cara Thomas tells us how the museum went unscathed.

ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY, N.Y. -- Last Friday, Robert Gagnon was in his home on Newcomb Road in De Peyster watching television, when he looked out the window and saw a swirl of dust go by. Not expecting a snow storm, Gagnon went to the door to check it out when the smoke hit him straight in the face. It was only a matter of minutes before their entire home was up in flames. 

"We stood out there and watched it burn. It's just, I don't know. It's gone," said Mr. Gagnon.

But they didn't lose everything. Right next door in a trailer home is their Elvis museum. Then and there, Gagnon had to make a decision whether to pour water on the trailer to keep it from catching fire or try and run in to save some of the Elvis memoirs.

He said, "Pour the water on it because there's too many people standing around and I didn't want anybody getting hurt."

Shirley Gagnon began gathering Elvis collectables when she was 14-years-old. And ever since, she and her husband go to auctions and continue to add items to their museum and the Gagnons say the museum isn't all about the price of the collectables, it's about the enjoyment Shirley gets from it.

"I can't express my thanks to them all so much for all they did and all the, everything they did to help save this place," said Mrs. Gagnon. 

Mr. Gagnon said, "I'm glad they saved it. It's all she's got to hang on to now, besides me."

The cause of the fire is still undetermined. But even through losing their home, the Gagnons are grateful to have saved their beloved museum. After all, Mrs. Gagnon is Elvis' biggest fan.

The Gagnons will be moving down the road into a small log cabin and the museum will move with them. They hope to have the museum open again for the public by spring.