Live blog: Bombings at the Boston Marathon

by Steve Silva via twitter 4/15/2013 6:58:10 PM

God help us http://fb.me/18nZFvLIW
by Boston to a T via twitter 4/15/2013 6:58:26 PM

Large explosion at Coply Square during marathon @universalhub http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BH6fee5CIAADWnf.jpg
by Adrienne Lavidor-Berman 4/15/2013 7:01:23 PM

Multiple people injured.
by megansarahj via twitter 4/15/2013 7:05:03 PM

Not a jumper. 2 large booms shook te whole area. Victims in marathon sports, severely injured people
by megansarahj via twitter 4/15/2013 7:05:12 PM

There is a body being tended To outside lord and Taylor
by Chad Finn via twitter 4/15/2013 7:05:27 PM

Heard one loud explosion here at the media center at the Fairmont Copley. Lobby full of people who came in from the street. In lockdown now.
by spitesprite via twitter 4/15/2013 7:05:29 PM

RT @abtran: RT @megansarahj: Can't tell if woman is alive, emts on the scene http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BH6g9eFCYAAzFve.jpg
by MBTA via twitter 4/15/2013 7:06:19 PM

Green Line: Due to police activity, GL terminating srvc btwn Kenmore & Park. For service in the Back Bay, utilize OL: http://bit.ly/hw7SID
by Aman Nanner via twitter 4/15/2013 7:06:50 PM

RT @CBCAlerts: Boston marathon HQ locked down after reported explosions . Ambulances race toward to area near finish line #boston
by Steven_Mallett via twitter 4/15/2013 7:07:22 PM

#marathon explosion caught in picture! #boston #Marathon @bostinno t.co
by Catherine Cloutier, Your... 4/15/2013 7:11:34 PM

From RadioBDC's Alex Pearlman at the scene:
by RedCrossEasternMA via twitter 4/15/2013 7:12:15 PM

We have the disaster operation center open in HQ in #cambMA #RedCross
by BTWCelticShow via twitter 4/15/2013 7:15:20 PM

RT @ChrisDaniels5: RT @KCookKGW: Unbelievable. “@nycjim: “@ericuman: Horrific photo from Boston Marathon: t.co
by Teresa Hanafin 4/15/2013 7:18:32 PM

Channel 4 is reporting that there were two consecutive explosions near the finish line of today's Boston Marathon. One was near the Marathon Sports store at 671 Boylston; the other was further down Boylston closer to Mass. Ave.
by DaveWedge via twitter 4/15/2013 7:19:25 PM

Fire at JFK library @bostonherald http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BH6kl9nCQAEm4Jh.jpg
by Teresa Hanafin 4/15/2013 7:20:06 PM

The windows of the Marathon Sports store at 671 Boylston were blown out by the explosion.
by Catherine Cloutier, Your... 4/15/2013 7:20:21 PM

From Alex Pearlman
by Teresa Hanafin 4/15/2013 7:20:39 PM

An eyewitness told Channel 5 that the explosion at Marathon Sports was "an absolute ball of fire" and appeared to have come from inside the store.
by Catherine Cloutier, Your... 4/15/2013 7:20:40 PM

From Alex Pearlman
by Catherine Cloutier, Your... 4/15/2013 7:20:53 PM

From Justin Rice:

Andrea Storer from Connecticut, speaking in the lobby of the Fairmont Copley Plaza hotel, said she was about a block away when she heard two explosions.

"A big explosion, huge explosion right near the finish line," she said through tears. "It was huge. There had to be people killed. There had to be. It was a huge explosion. It was the loudest noise, and all the smoke. Two went off."
by Teresa Hanafin 4/15/2013 7:21:35 PM

Because of the massive number of medical personnel in the Boston Marathon medical tent for today's race, the injured were taken there for treatment.
by Catherine Cloutier, Your... 4/15/2013 7:21:45 PM

From Alex Pearlman at Copley
by KayCee_SUNSHiNE via Instagram 4/15/2013 7:22:33 PM

#breakingnews #explosions #bostonmarathon at the #finishline .... Smh ... I hope this Isn't the start of anything ...
by David L. Ryan via twitter 4/15/2013 7:24:50 PM

boston marathon explosion http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BH6mc_UCIAIhYMH.jpg
by Jim O'Sullivan via twitter 4/15/2013 7:24:54 PM

Police near finish line expanding what one officer called "still a danger zone"
by levenson via twitter 4/15/2013 7:25:10 PM

Spectator: "When I looked up, I saw people with bloody heads, people with their shirts blown off." #bostonmarathon
by Andrew Tran, Boston.com 4/15/2013 7:25:34 PM

From reddit user joke-away: From radio scanner: "Plan: we're gonna get the victims out, sweep the street for other devices, then get people out of restaurants and bars"

Now they're radio-ing for a postal police or carrier to open the postal boxes.

"several suspect packages still up on boylson street"
by Matt Pepin, Sports Editor 4/15/2013 7:26:03 PM

The runners remaining on the course were stopped near Kenmore and the race has been diverted from the finish line.
by Teresa Hanafin 4/15/2013 7:27:13 PM

A video of the first explosion near Marathon Sports shows that the blast was loud and quite smoky. The Boston Marathon finish line clock was displaying 4:09:51. Runners on the course there clearly jumped and ran to the side away from the explosion.
by Catherine Cloutier, Your... 4/15/2013 7:29:24 PM

WBZ reporting at least 15 to 20 people seriously injured at explosion site.
by Billy Baker via twitter 4/15/2013 7:30:22 PM

I'm on Boylston just past finish line. Witnesses report two large explosions. Lots of blood. Ambulances descending on area.
by Billy Baker via twitter 4/15/2013 7:30:23 PM

Authorities have evacuated the finish line area. Say they don't know if there are more explosives planted.
by Billy Baker via twitter 4/15/2013 7:30:23 PM

Runners being stopped on bridge just before mile 26.
by Billy Baker via twitter 4/15/2013 7:30:24 PM

Finish line volunteers told to run. Describe fear "like 9/11 or the tsunami."
by Adam Gaffin via twitter 4/15/2013 7:32:51 PM

BU ordering lockdown
by Matt Pepin, Sports Editor 4/15/2013 7:33:16 PM

Boston.com sports producer Steve Silva was near the finish line when the explosions occurred near the intersection of Boylston and Exeter streets.

"I was there at the finish, shooting finish line scenes, and then bang, it just went off, and then less than 15 to 20 seconds after there was a second explosion, closer to Fairfield street," Silva said.

"It was just immediately [evident] there were injuries, right in the middle of the spectator crowds. There was blood everywhere, there were victims being carried out on stretchers. I saw someone lose their leg, people are crying, people are confused."

"It was just an explosion, it came out of nowhere. There are multiple injuries. I saw dismemberment, I saw blood everywhere. People are badly injured."
by Swati G. Sharma, Things To... 4/15/2013 7:33:20 PM

“Right now we have four in the emergency room,” says Mass Gen spokeswoman to CNN
by Jim O'Sullivan via twitter 4/15/2013 7:33:52 PM

Workers blocks away on Newburyport Street say they felt buildings shake from blasts
by Adam Gaffin via twitter 4/15/2013 7:34:22 PM

RT @KWAPT: BPD now saying Boston Fire has another possible device at JFK library at UMass Boston. Jesus..
by Matt Pepin, Sports Editor 4/15/2013 7:35:11 PM

Kevin Donovan, a Somerville resident who was a spectator Monday, heard what sounded like cannon fire. Walking over to the course, Donovan saw police officers run into the middle of the road holding their hands up to stop runners from proceeding. Runners asked spectators what was going on."

"They're freezing out there," said Donovan. "People were giving them coats."

Donovan said the stalled runners began to combine with the crowds walking back from Kenmore Square following the Red Sox game.
by Teresa Hanafin 4/15/2013 7:35:16 PM

Globe photographer David L. Ryan witnessed the explosions on Boylston Street; he believes at least one woman has died and at least seven others are injured. Ryan reports that the explosions were on the same side of the street (left side as you face the finish line).
by Adam Gaffin via twitter 4/15/2013 7:35:22 PM

RT @whoa_shutitdown: @universalhub NU urging students to remain on campus
by Catherine Cloutier, Your... 4/15/2013 7:35:37 PM

From Alex Pearlman on the scene
by Adam Gaffin via twitter 4/15/2013 7:36:04 PM

RT @laurapcd1: “@apblake: Most disturbing photo from Boston so far, via @brm90 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BH6kFLDCQAAcSDO.jpg”
by Catherine Cloutier, Your... 4/15/2013 7:36:04 PM

From Alex Pearlman at the scene