SOUTH JORDAN, Utah — The 15-year-old boy killed in this week's home explosion in South Jordan has been identified by his school as Logan Hansen. Bingham High School shared Hansen's name in a social media post to announce a vigil scheduled for Friday.
Local fire investigators have determined that a natural gas leak caused Wednesday's explosion.
The vigil is set to take place at the school starting at 6:30 p.m., with a moment of silence to be held at 7 p.m. Those who participate are asked to wear blue.
Also on Friday, the National Transportation Safety Board announced it was investigating the explosion, but did not offer additional details.
The day after the incident, the gravity of what occurred in their backyards began to set in for neighbors.
Raw video below shows house explosion caught on camera:
"Just horrible devastation," said neighbor Carol Lee Doramus, who lives a few blocks away from the home.
Doramus said she heard a loud explosion and couldn’t imagine what it was until her daughter told her what happened.
"What strikes you, that the house... there isn’t any," she added. "And I looked up there and it looks like a refrigerator up there on the pile. And I can’t imagine losing everything I own, my children’s pictures, those kinds of things."
A gas leak was determined to be cause of the fire and explosion in an update by South Jordan Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Lessner.
The source of the leak remains under investigation.
Sami Davis says she worked for the family as a babysitter and nanny for close to a decade.
"My mom called me and said that there had been like a fire or some type of incident in that neighborhood and we knew that the family lived there," said Davis.
Davis says she and her mother went over to where the home was.
"That's when we realized it was the house of the family that we knew and that I knew," said Davis.
Davis told FOX 13 News that the 15-year-old boy that was killed was about two to three years old when she started working for the family.
"When he was little, he was happy and as a pre-teen he was just a normal pre-teen, but also happy," said Davis. "His personality was he was just always like laughing at things and he was still a kid, right, just like any other kid."
Neighbors rallied around the boy’s family, with some tying blue ribbons on a fence that’s now in front of where the home once stood.
Drone video shows aftermath of South Jordan home explosion:
"I couldn’t imagine that," said neighbor David Llewellyn. "My heart, our hearts, my wife and I, go out to the family."
As the sun went down on Thursday, blue lights could be seen on trees and nearby homes. We were told blue was the boys favorite color.
"We dropped off just a bunch of clothes for all the kids and the parents and just trying to find things that can keep them warm," said Davis.
For Davis, she touched on what makes her sad the most about this tragic incident.
"I won't be able to see like those milestones, as he grows up and gets older," said Davis. "It also just makes me sad for his family who won't be able to be there and then everyone whose lives like, could have been touched by his and, you know, like thinking of all the different friends he could have made and I think that he would have been a light in their lives."
FOX 13 News asked Davis on Thursday if there was anything the family wanted her to share or say on their behalf.
She told us that they just want their privacy respected right now. Davis went on to say the family is really grateful for all of the support and all of the rallying the community is doing around them.
In a message from the city, Mayor Dawn Ramsey said the family has requested privacy following the incident.
“Our community has experienced an unimaginable tragedy with the passing of one of our residents after their family home exploded yesterday," Ramsey wrote. "Our hearts are broken as we mourn alongside the family, friends, neighbors, and all who are grieving during this devastating time."
A GoFundMe page has been created to help the family purchase food and clothes, as well as to cover funeral costs.
Heartbroken over what happened, those who live in the South Jordan neighborhood, like Doramus, believe they will all get through this week's tragedy together.
"We have the most wonderful neighborhood that I’ve ever lived in and I’ve been here a long time... people come and go but we’re always here to help."
Enbridge Gas provided FOX 13 News with a statement regarding the incident:
The fire department has concluded its investigation, stating that the cause of the explosion was natural gas related but the source of the natural gas is still unknown. Enbridge Gas is committed to completing a robust and thorough investigation to determine a possible source. Our thoughts are with the family most impacted by this event.
