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An explosion is misleading. I saw an explosion when the first tower went down. The explosion, which wasn't big, was about 20 floors down from where the plane went in. My first instant thought was bomb, then I realized the jet fuel seeped down and ignited when hit with oxegen. That's what an explosion is, and saying there was one before the Airbus crashed is misleading. Mechanical failure could have led to a mix of fuel and air; give that a spark and it was an explosion. Of course, crashed planes always explode -- at least when they hit the ground. This just isn't determinative.