Six days after a powerful explosion leveled a home in Haymarket, Virginia, a dog was found alive in the rubble, fire officials say.

HAYMARKET, Va. — Six days after a house exploded in Haymarket, Virginia, a dog has been rescued alive from the rubble. The house exploded on Oct. 15 after a general contractor working on a water main break hit a gas line. Two families living in the house were displaced, and a dog and two cats had been missing ever since.

They say cats have nine lives, but a dog in Virginia has at least two after being found in the rubble of the Haymarket home explosion nearly a week later. On Monday morning, Prince William Professional Firefighter crews were called to the site of the home explosion in the 5900 block of Colby Hunt

On Monday morning, fire crews rescued Brandy — the dog from the rubble of the Haymarket, Virginia, home that exploded last week.

A beloved family dog was rescued from the rubble of a house explosion in Virginia after rescuers had come to believe she was dead, fire officials revealed. Fire and rescue responders were dispatched to a home on the 5900 block of Coby Hunt Court,

A dog in Virginia beat the odds and Firefighters said they are surprised that the dog is still alive. But it’s really good news especially after what these families and the community had to go through last week.