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That for about 30 seconds more, the coach section kept flying. the plane is flying without the forward third of it still attached. how does that happen? >> the airplane has momentum and it does not stop in the air when it happens so it continues with the speed and the velocity. >> there was not just one explosion. but two that doomed the plane. you see the soot on the wreckage? that second blast half a minute later erupted when the left wing tore away leaking fuel from the much larger wing tank....

The plane is flying without the forward third of it still attached. how does that happen? >> the airplane has momentum and it does not stop in the air when it happens so it continues with the speed and the velocity. >> there was not just one explosion. but two that doomed the plane. you see the soot on the wreckage? that second blast half a minute later erupted when the left wing tore away leaking fuel from the much larger wing tank. what created that fireball that everybody saw? >> thats as the...

Instantly. that there was no long delay of knowing what was happening. >> when the plane start s s to e apart, this is where it happens. >> yes. this piece we are looking at here is the first piece of fracturing away and makes a big hole as it drops down. it is a pressurized cabin and the explosion weakens the pressure of the plane and the pressure inside of the plane starts to blow itself apart? >> yes, that is correct. >> and things are flying out, luggage and possibly passengers as well. the ...

That there was no long delay of knowing what was happening. >> when the plane starts to come apart, this is where it happens. >> yes. this piece we are looking at here is the first piece of fracturing away and makes a big hole as it drops down. it is a pressurized cabin and the explosion weakens the pressure of the plane and the pressure inside of the plane starts to blow itself apart? >> yes, that is correct. >> and things are flying out, luggage and possibly passengers as well. the galley area...

Section broke off and fell away. it was unmarked by smoke or fire. >> there was no soot damage or accumulation on any of these pieces or nose piece. >> reporter: almost impossible to believe for 30 seconds more, the coach section kept flying. the plane is flying without the forward third of it still attached. how does that happen? >> the airplane has momentum, so it continues to have its speed and velocity. >> reporter: there was not just one explosion, but two that doomed the plane. see the soo...

How does that happen? >> the airplane has momentum, so it continues to have its speed and velocity. >> reporter: there was not just one explosion, but two that doomed the plane. see the soot on this wreckage? that second blast half a minute later erupted when the left wing took away, leaking fuel from the much larger wing tank. what created that fireball everybody saw? >> as the fuel is misting in the air, this flares up and creates a large fireball and the pieces are dropping to the water. >> r...

>> thats where usually they will burn soot, they will take paper and oil and burn it on the bottom. >> burn baby oil or hair oil, hair grease, styrofoam cups back in the day. styrofoam cups, chess pieces. anything that doesnt burn complete. thats what soot is, unburned carbon. put it underneath a desk or in your locker box or something. >> then you put that in your body. >> oh, yeah. >> does it pose any health risks? >> yeah, of course. of course. but so does homosexual activity and they not try...

Smoke got up in the air, you could see the smoke 30 to 40 miles away. fireball was just crazy. this is all because of a freight train. it happened outside of baltimore. 45 cars when it collided with a garbage truck. there was a stop sign at the crossing but no gates or bells. they collided. the driver was the only person injured. he is still in serious condition. the explosions damaged nearby buildings. listen to a man who was actually one of the loading docks when that collision happened. >> yo...

The front hallway off a teacher. i dont know what her name s but she had three little kids underneath her. good job, teach. >> another elementary school named brir wood was reduced to rubble. thats where they were able to determine the speed of the storm, but every single person there made it out alive. more than 100 people have been pulled alive from the rubble left behind from the tornado. cadaver dogs were out helping today in the recovery efforts. some residents risked downed power lines to ...

>> it was a scene from hell. absolute pandemonium. people were all around me shaking. we were all absolutely in shock. all we could see was a huge bonfire. >> immediately after the crash of air france flight 4590 outside of paris, aviation experts and investigators arrived to unearth clues from the smoldering wreckage. >> it was really a nightmare. i knew that the bodies were not there any more but death was everywhere. >> when the flight data and voice recorders are located, investigators take ...