æz wɪð ˈʌðɚ kˈeɪsᵻz ʌv ˈɜːbən bˈɑːmɪŋz ðə dˈæmɪdʒ wʌz nˌɑːt kˈɔːzd baɪ ðɪ ɪnˈɪʃəl ɛksplˈoʊʒənz bˌʌt ðə ɹɪzˈʌltɪŋ fˈaɪɚz, wˌɪtʃ tˈɜːnd ðə sˈɪɾi ˌɪntʊ ɐ pˈaɪl ʌv skˈɛlᵻtənz ʌv bˈɜːntˈaʊt hˈaʊzᵻz.
As with other cases of urban bombings the damage was not caused by the initial explosions but the resulting fires, which turned the city into a pile of skeletons of burnt-out houses.