pˈiːpəl hˌuː lˈɪvd ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹiə nˌɪɹ tə ðə kɹˈæʃ dᵻskɹˈaɪbd hˈɪɹɪŋ sˈʌmθɪŋ ðæt sˈaʊndᵻd "lˈaɪk ɐn ɛksplˈoʊʒən" ænd sˈuːn fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd pˈiːpəl hæd ɡˈæðɚd æt ðə kɹˈæʃ sˈaɪt.
People who lived in the area near to the crash described hearing something that sounded "like an explosion" and soon 400 people had gathered at the crash site.