Dad Comforts Daughter Who Escaped Home Explosion Her Grandma Didn't: She 'Would've Wanted You to Get Out'

A grandma and her 11-year-old granddaughter were inside a New Hampshire home when a tree fell on a propane tank, authorities said

• A New Hampshire girl has been released from the hospital after she escaped a home explosion in Derry on Thursday, April 4

• The 11-year-old girl, named Violet, was able to crawl out of a hole in the home's foundation, but sustained serious burns to multiple parts of her body

• John Giso, Violet's father, told a local station that although his daughter was sad that she wasn't able to save her grandmother, he told his daughter she "would've wanted" her to survive

A child who escaped a house explosion and fire in New Hampshire that killed her grandmother is on the road to recovery — just as the grandmother would want.

Laura Percival, 76, died on Thursday, April 4 after an explosion and fire occurred at her home in Derry during a snowstorm, according to the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office.

Authorities believe a tree fell and “struck two propane tanks on the backside of the house, causing a propane leak and subsequent explosion” as a result of the nor’easter.

A child who was also inside the home was hospitalized after the incident, the fire marshal’s office said.

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That child, an 11-year-old girl named Violet, “managed to escape through a hole in the foundation,” according to a GoFundMe campaign started by a family member, Amy Lynn LaPointe.

John Giso, Violet’s father, said his daughter sustained serious burns to her face, chest, hands and feet, according to FOX affiliate WFXT. When he tried to tell her that she was a "hero" for escaping, he said that his daughter said she didn't feel that way, as a hero "would’ve been able to save grandma."

"I said, ‘No, you’re a hero. Grandma would’ve wanted you to get out,' ” he added.

Violet and her grandmother were in the basement of the New Hampshire home when the tree fell, Giso told WFXT. He said his daughter escaped the house after she was unable to find Laura.

Laura Childs, Violet’s aunt, told ABC affiliate WCVB-TV that the girl was able to “scream as loud as she could and flag down neighbors” after the explosion.

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One neighbor, Gina Lebrun, said the young girl “was scared” and expressed concern for her grandmother before she was transported to the hospital, according to CBS affiliate WBZ-TV.

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Violet was released from Shriner’s Hospital in Boston on Monday, April 8, according to an update shared by LaPointe on Tuesday, April 9.

The GoFundMe campaign started by LaPointe has garnered more than $63,000 in donations as of midday Thursday, April 11.

“As you can see by her beautiful smile she’s an extremely tough and resilient little lady!” John’s cousin wrote. “It is certainly going to be a long road as she works through the physical and emotional toll from this tragedy!"

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