Sentence examples for after the initial blasts from inspiring English sources
The stand-off was still going on four hours after the initial blasts.
State-run television has shown footage of hazmat teams in gas masks and protective suits tromping through the disaster area, trying to determine what toxic substances were present, though these specialists apparently did not arrive on the scene until about 36 hours after the initial blasts late Wednesday night.
One activist said the secondary explosions of bursting gas tanks had continued long after the initial blast.
Afghan police said at least one other attacker got inside the compound and was exchanging gunfire with Afghan troops two hours after the initial blast.
It was still burning 13 hours after the initial blast, said Muhammad, a rebel spokesman there whose full name was withheld for his family's safety.
The chief coroner, Neil MacLean, said evidence showed the men died from a combination of concussion, burns or hypoxia caused by toxic gases and a lack of oxygen after the initial blast.
Natural gas lines, cleaning chemicals and a propane tank were in the area of the explosion, but firefighters said they would not be able to determine the cause until they could investigate after clearing debris and stabilizing the structure, which collapsed further at least three times after the initial blast.
Several villagers said the second explosion happened when the truck driver, either on orders from the police or of his own accord, tried to start the vehicle after the initial blast, sending a spark through the exhaust that ignited the fuel.
Seconds after the initial blast, the number two 15 in turret was blown over the side by a massive explosion, this time from the detonation of that turret's magazines.
After the initial BLAST searches, BLAST2GO analysis was conducted to categorize the known genes into the level 2 functional groups.
This initial injury leads to chronic changes in the microvasculature that are still evident many months after the initial blast exposure.
