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.
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.