Breaking Report of explosion at the Boston Marathon

[nadinbrzezinski]

Near the finish line, per Reuters

This is just breaking

Here, valid link from Atlantic wire

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/04/boston-marathon-explosions-live/64246/

Thanks Polly

Auto correct strikes again.



Photo from Atlantic Wire

[AngryAmish]

1. holy shit

[Liberal_in_LA]

3. whoa!

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Here, more

The Boston Globe @BostonGlobe

BREAKING NEWS: At least dozens of people have been seriously injured, a Globe staffer on the scene says.
7:00 PM - 15 Apr 13
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Realize this is developing...from experience too early for anything definitive. Msnbc is going live

[malaise]

25. Looks serious

Damn

[nadinbrzezinski]

32. It is

[malaise]

35. The overhead view is frightening

Lots of blood in areas.

[Kelvin Mace]

5. You might want to correct the typo in your headline

"explosions" not "expulsions"

Not being nit-picky...

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. Already done

Auto correct strikes again.

[Initech]

6. What the fuck!!!

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. Speculation purely...

It could be methane going off from the sewage System. I hope that's the cause.

Gee reporter walking towards it with media credentials, otherwise known as you can go in, but not sue us...credentials. (I do that often at fire scenes)

[alcibiades_mystery]

12. That would be the most coincidental methane explosion in history

At the finish line of the world's most famous road race?

Terrorist.

[nadinbrzezinski]

18. And coincidences do happen

You know.

I am sorry if I am willing to wait at least three hours for clarity.

[alcibiades_mystery]

20. No doubt

Coincidences happen. This would be a very weird one indeed.

[nadinbrzezinski]

23. It would be, but let's wait, shall we?

Even the tv people are pointing to some possible causes...including the mass of electrical crap to feed the press folks.

Trust me, it's a mess of wires.

[RebelOne]

55. That was my first thought. I had been thinking it came from underground. n/t

[steve2470]

7. LA Times here:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-two-explosions-at-boston-marathon-finish-line-20130415,0,5849240.story

Authorities are investigating a report of two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon.

There were two booms heard from near the finish line inside the Fairmount Copley Plaza Hotel.

Race officials locked down the hotel because of the report.

The sound of two booms, which sounded like thunder, had come a short time earlier.

[polly7]

8. Yvw ..

How scary! Wow.

[boston bean]

11. On local news they are saying two explosions

and people were seen missing limbs, and critically injured...

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. Yup, manbc is running local station affiliate feed

I am hoping it was related to infrastructure failure, as an EMS worker have seen some doozies.

It will take a few hours until we know one way or another...first priority, triage, and get casualties to trauma center/morgue if anybody died.

Then you bring in fire and hazmat and police agencies to run a criminal investigation

It's way early to know the cause.

[Liberal_in_LA]

17. horrible!

[Jersey Devil]

13. live video from CNN

http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/cvplive/cvpstream3&hpt=hp_t1#/video/cvplive/cvpstream3

[TDale313]

14. Oh, how horrible!

Sounds like some injuries at the very least. Sad and scary. Caution that with these types of events, early reports can be confused and inaccurate.

[Sheldon Cooper]

16. Bad picture below:

[nadinbrzezinski]

19. In a scene like that

I would have to fight the instinct to go back to EMS responder and stop documenting.



Early patients arriving to Mass General.

[bigtree]

21. another photo

pic.twitter.com/ZO3L8i42MD

[bigtree]

28. more

pic.twitter.com/T0Kww2pN3M

[Hell Hath No Fury]

29. I'm not seeing any obvious --

infrastructure "blows" -- transformers and the like -- pavers and blacktop are intact. Looks like the epicenter is to the right (as your looking at the picture) of the lamppost.

[bigtree]

34. one witness said the explosion came from above

. . . conflicting reports, of course . . .windows blown out

[randome]

22. Explosions came from above ground level?

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/eyewitness-boston-marathon-explosions-came-from-above

A pair of explosions that caused damage and injuries Monday afternoon near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Copley Plaza did not occur on the ground, an eyewitness told TPM.

"There were two big bombs," said Michael Smith. "Right up top in the window like in a building or something."

[sarisataka]

24. One is a bizare coincidence

two is a planned action. Either foreign or domestic this is an attack.

Hoping everyone survives and recovers.

[boston bean]

26. Local news reports it was intentional and there were two bombs.

one right in back of the stands/bleachers at the finish line, and one a little further up Boylston Street, not far before the finish line.

Wow! I can't believe this!

[Lady Freedom Returns]

27. FB lighting up.

Many comments are leaning towards

1) that it is a terror attack

2) many are leaning towards saying it is a home grown terrorist.


Many of the main stream media are saying it was a good chance it was a bomb but will not jump to any speculation on anything else.

[nadinbrzezinski]

33. I won't speculate

It will take three hours before we know one way or the other...

Too many fire and EMS scenes.

Guadalajara looked like a combat zone as underground methane went off. Don't get me started on San Juanico.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

38. Many of the news guys are changing their tune.

They are trying to tell people they don't know yet.

However John Q. on the web is already in panic mode. Pointing fingers and blaming this group and that.

The Public media will not be the best place for anyone to get any info for now.

[nadinbrzezinski]

39. I sent email to boss

And emphasized, speculation is not the place right now.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

45. Major!

Reading how people are taking the news right now before all the facts are in, speculation will just cause more fear.

Watching NBC right now. Some Reporters are wanting to run with anything and everything and the seasoned ones are trying to keep them on provable facts.

This is going to be messy for the rest of the day.

[nadinbrzezinski]

49. I expect to be at county EOC before the afternoon is over

Especially if this is terror related.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

70. I have to admit that I do envy you.

It is times like this that I miss the Newsroom.

I know many reading this will not know what I mean. But every fiber in my being is screaming at me, I am not supposed to be just sitting here.

If I don't get back into TV News Production soon... I'm going to lose it!


Edit) Typing to fast.

[nadinbrzezinski]

72. Yeah, time to start working sources and get off the

Web.

I was hoping it was a methane explosion

[Xyzse]

30. Why? That is just so wrong.

These events are usually very positive.
I don't understand the motivation. This is just sad.

[Rex]

37. +1

Those pictures look horrible. WTF!?!?! Why?

[alsame]

31. Reporter on MSNBC says there were Newtown families in the

stands because some of the runners were running for their charity. She thinks the families were gone before the explosions.

[nadinbrzezinski]

36. Let's hope

Msnbc going into home grown

[Skidmore]

42. They just reported that someone told the reporter that there were two bags on the sidewalk

by the building that exploded. Also reported seeing severe injuries, including loss of limbs.

[Warren DeMontague]

43. Horrible.

[nadinbrzezinski]

44. Yup, and I will wait for fire/ hazmat/ EOD

To make a determination. Way too many years of this shit as an emergency worker to know better.

Speculation, if this was terror, it could be internal too, but that is like major speculation on my part.

[alsame]

40. Not confirmed but some witnesses say there were

2 bags or packages left outside buildings.

[Warren DeMontague]

41. Like I said in the other thread, it's Tax Day, it's Boston, and there's Gun Legislation in congress.

If this was a deliberate attack, there are some glaringly obvious dots that can stand to be connected.

[99Forever]

46. I sure hope it isn't...

... what it appears to be.

Our hearts go out to the injured, may please be no casualties.

[nolabear]

47. What a horror. What an unfathomable horror.

I can hardly think about the world we may be headed for.

[randome]

48. At least 3 dead.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/fox-at-least-3-dead-from-boston-marathon

At least three people were killed in the explosions that erupted Monday near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, Fox News reported.

[gaspee]

50. NECN live stream

NECN, local New England network has a good live feed.

http://www.necn.com/pages/necn_streampage

[nolabear]

51. Boston Marathon official statement says "Bombs" exploded.

Dear God.

[nadinbrzezinski]

53. Yeah, I will wait for official confirmation from EOD and police

This is what Guadalajara looked in 1992

https://www.google.com/search?q=explosion+en+guadalajara+en+1992&hl=en-US&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=cVpsUZW2G8S8iwLQ9YGYAg&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAA&biw=1024&bih=672#biv=i%7C14%3Bd%7CHlykogPTfsbG6M%3A

[sarisataka]

52. It appears this photo

captures the second explosion. The smoke up the street being the first.

To point out how information can get muddled, there are witnesses saying the explosion came from above- second stoy windows. Clearly the blast is originating at ground level.

We can hope and pray the reported deaths are wrong as well.

[alsame]

54. Fire at the JFK Library, not confirming

a connection yet but it started right after the 2 explosions.

[DevonRex]

58. I am getting a bad feeling about this. Domestic terrorism.

All sorts of possibilities.

[alsame]

59. Me too. nt

[Jersey Devil]

56. cbs now reporting possible 3rd explosion

http://www.ustream.tv/cbsnews

[nadinbrzezinski]

57. MSNBC mentioned it as possible controlled

As in package exploded by EOD

[alsame]

61. They said it was at St James and Trinity Place. Urging all Boston

residents to stay inside for now.

[nadinbrzezinski]

63. Yup...standard

Shelter in place.

Let me check my county.

[Jersey Devil]

62. yes, cbs now saying the same thing

cops blew up a package

[maddezmom]

65. Reading the feed it was a controlled explosion

[Blue_Tires]

66. I'm almost starting to wonder if another Brevik incident is in the works

Get all the fire-police-medical personnel concentrated on one or two places, do the real crime in another place...

[nadinbrzezinski]

60. Update via cal fire

@CalFireNews: #BostonMarathon 2 explosions have killed 3 possibly 100's injured, 3rd explosion reported on Newbury St. FAA closed airspace

Don't ask...this is hard to confirm.

Time to call the boss again.

[Skidmore]

64. Local Boston reporter (Associated Press) talking on MSNBC now reporting that

witnesses saw 30-40 people missing limbs and being cared for by passers-by until help could arrive.

[nadinbrzezinski]

67. Not surprised really

From the tape I expect 100+ casualties, some lethal.

My EMS first responder reacting.

[Jersey Devil]

68. Boston police confirm 2 dead 22 wounded per cbs (nt)

x

[nadinbrzezinski]

69. EID possibly, but this is way preliminary

Good on putting that caveat

[nachosgrande]

71. Sad

Wow. So horrible. This is THE annual event in the running community and a once in a lifetime opportunity for many runners. Praying that the reported list of casualties/injuries doesn't continue to rise.