By Thomas J. Morgan
WARWICK, R.I. -- The police Friday identified the woman who died in a fire Thursday as as Nancy Cadorette, 61, of 82 Spofford Ave.
Investigators said Cadorette was overcome after she went back inside the burning building to rescue a pet.
The fire broke out in a detached in-law apartment around 10 a.m.
The cause of the fire is being investigated by Warwick police, the Fire Department and the state fire marshal's office.