One Boston survivor of the bombings at the Boston Marathon described the harrowing moments near the finish line, and the second blast less than 20 seconds later as 'a horrific scene," in a BBC interview televised on Wednesday.
The survivor described the scene as sheer pandemonium: "We heard the first one, and then everyone turned in that direction to the finish line, and saw smoke... and within 20 seconds, the explosion took place to the left of us," she said.
On Wednesday, the crime scene on Boylston Street in Boston covered roughly 12 city blocks, according to the Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis. Authorities continue to scour for anything that might have been part of the explosive devices - bits of metal or sharp objects that they might be able to trace back to its owner or owners, BBC News reported.
"This was probably the most well-photographed area in the country," Davis said at the press conference, commenting that it have a heavy presence of cameras in the area a fortuitous asset for gathering evidence of who committed the attack, about what had been used to commit it. Already, the investigators have determined that the bombs consisted of explosives placed in pressure cookers, one with shards of metal and ball bearings, investigators said.
The woman in the interview described the "horrific scene" of seeing one boy losing his leg, saying that "scene will be in my head for a long time."
The interviewee gave high praise to the Boston police in how they stabilized a most difficult situation. She called their performance "efficient, competent and did everything they were supposed to do."
