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BYU grad escapes Nashville explosion

A Brigham Young University graduate and her family escaped unharmed minutes before their condominium building was rocked by an explosion in downtown Nashville, Tenn., FOX 13 reports.

Noelle Rasmussen said she and her husband were still in bed at 5:50 a.m. when police came to their door to tell them to evacuate immediately, according to FOX 13. The couple got out with their children before the blast. Their building was across the street from the explosion.

Rasmussen graduated from BYU in the mid-2000s, according to FOX 13.

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