He had been talking to Simpson during and after the blast.

Just after the blast, one corner of the court was the control center for emergency workers.

It took a moment for his vision to clear after the blast.

"Someone must have pulled away from here after the blast, while we were unconscious!"

Her husband, who was driving, died in the hospital six hours after the blast.

Gas was reported to have filled the city streets for about five hours after the blast.

After the blast, she added, nothing was left of her husband's office.

All shops in the area were closed after the blast.

But that debate took a back seat after the blast.

Most companies in the downtown area had sent their workers home immediately after the blast, and did not ask them to return until today.