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>> reporter: james maderas is forum's gm. before anyone could understand the source of the explosion a second blom bomb blew up directly in front of the restaurant. second explosion happens. what's the first thing you remember? >> i was looking out and there's a mailbox right there and i was looking at the mailbox when it blew up. so i saw the actual -- just the orange fire. just it looked like a huge like firecracker, like an m-80 or something. and you just see it, it blossoms. as loud as the first one was, the second one i don't ever recall hearing it, to be honest with you. i just remember ...

>> before anyone could understand the nature or the source of the first explosion, the second bomb blew up directly in front of the restaurant. the second explosion happens. what's the first thing you remember? >> i was looking right out and there was a mailbox right there and i was looking at the mailbox when it blew up so i saw the orange fire. it looked like a huge firecracker like an m-80 or something. as loud as the first one was, the second one i don't recall hearing it to be honest with you. my mouth was full of grit. for some reason it was just like dirt or dust or something. my whole ...

Assistant gm. before anyone could understand the nature or the source of the first explosion, the second bomb blew up directly in front of the restaurant. second explosion happens. what's the first thing you remember? >> i was looking out and there's a mailbox right there and i was looking at the mailbox when it blew up. so i saw the actual, just the orange fire. looked like a huge firecracker like an m-80 or something. you just see it, it blossoms. as loud as the first one was, the second one i don't recall hearing it. to be honest with you. i just remember my mouth was full of grit. like all...

Pressing forward to crane their necks to look down the street at what it was. >> reporter: james maderas is forum's gm. before anyone could understand the source of the explosion a second blom bomb blew up directly in front of the restaurant. second explosion happens. what's the first thing you remember? >> i was looking out and there's a mailbox right there and i was looking at the mailbox when it blew up. so i saw the actual -- just the orange fire. just it looked like a huge like firecracker, like an m-80 or something. and you just see it, it blossoms. as loud as the first one was, the seco...

To root on their loved ones. they were raising hundreds of thousands, millions of dollars during this marathon. so at first, we heard the first blast. it was nothing that alarmed the people where i was, which was at a restaurant. the doors are open, there's a huge patio. it's packed. the first blast, you're thinking maybe it's a car backfiring or an m-80, some type of fireworks. maybe somebody hit the building but you're not thinking explosion. it was further up the road, and it wasn't that big of a blast to where we were standing. >> but 12 seconds later. >> everything changed. that second bl...