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Smoking. police were on the scene. as they were about to start the evacuation, the path finder exploded and all chaos and panic set in. >> explain what you mean exploded and how close were you when it happened? >> i was 15 feet when the explosion occurred. after that, we had no choice but to back up and people started running and people yelling and screaming. the police were backing everybody up and yelling at them. it was chaotic. >> small pops like fire crackers, louder like gunfire? >> louder...

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Consumer-grade fireworks that you can buy in pennsylvania and drive into new york and the wiring was nothing that -- looked amateurish, i think is a nice way to phrase it. >> i happened to be looking right at the car when it just went up. it just exploded. i saw the fire and inside the car. i didnt know what to think. there were no windows shattered, nothing like that. it was just what you could feel. you could hear it and feel it. >> reporter: it was a loud explosion but not powerful enough to ...

Consumer-grade fireworks that you can buy in pennsylvania and drive into new york. and the wiring was nothing -- it looked amateurish is a nice way to phrase it. >> i just happened to be looking right at the car when it just exploded. i saw the fire inside the car. i didnt know what to think. no windows shattered, nothing like that, but you could feel -- you could hear it and you could feel it. >> so it was a loud explosion but not powerful enough to do any serious damage to the damage. >> not t...