Louisville, KY – A Louisville teen is lucky to be alive after a powerful explosion destroyed his grandmother’s garage.
16-year-old Nick Thrasher was just trying to do laundry.
Investigators say that when he tried to start the dryer a natural gas leak must have created a spark.
In the following moments, Thrasher was running from the collapsing garage as he ripped off his burning clothes.
No specifics have been released on the extent of the teen’s injuries but his family says the road to recovery will be a long one.