Typical Daily Mail yellow journalism...no explosion during takeoff...big engine fire yes, but no explosion until it crashed into the ground due to lack of thrust with a full load of cargo and fuel for the long trip to Hawaii.
Original thread:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4350715/posts
could be a replay of what happened to the Concorde way back when...some debris on the runway struck the wing/gear and started a fire during takeoff...