VIDEO: Firefighters Return Dog To Worried Friend After Lincoln Street Blaze

Anna C. Olson was hoping for good news about her Yorkshire terrier, Cassie, who was inside her apartment at 179 Lincoln St. Thursday when a fire consumed the front half of the aparment building.

"My dog was in there," she said. She asked firefighters about the dog, and they came back a short time with the small, shivering bundle. "I can't believe they got her out," Olson said.

Olson, who works at CVS's Corporate Headquarters, said her landlord called to tell her about the fire. She had heard that the building was burned to the ground, so she was relieved to see it still standing, giving her hope of finding Cassie alive. 

Woonsocket Fire Captain Keith Lopes, who returned Cassie to Olson, said he found the dog in the apartment. "It was huddled under the toilet in the bathroom," Lopes said, "He was happy to get out of there."