Tools, volunteers, equipment, and medical helpers were almost immediately available following the blast of April 19, 1995. Work continued long after the dust settled, the smoke dispersed, and the last of the victims had been located. Approaching the Murrah Building from the west, except for the mood of the traffic, most of Oklahoma City looked pretty typical. Even the Murrah itself appeared to be intact from this angle. If one had not seen the round-the-clock news coverage on local television stations in the past few weeks, one would have few clues that angry men had planned such an evil retaliation against the government. Cranes and construction sawhorses are typical in most urban areas, but a few more steps would reveal that this was not a routine construction project; this was a project of destruction. | The is much as the building looked as Julia Kinser approached the building with her dad, looking for her mother and baby brother. Read her account in Crumbling Spirit. |
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