Officials say the person was working on the garage Monday afternoon when the roof and a retaining wall came down.
First responders in Porter County, Indiana, found several dogs trapped inside a burning garage on Tuesday, according to Indiana State Police.
53-year-old John Ryan knows how fortunate he is to be alive. On Saturday night, he went to his garage to double-check he had turned everything off. He says that's when he noticed a small fire on the floor.