The floor erupted and the office and its occupants disintegrated in the shockwave. Fully a third of the building near the loading dock burst apart, followed by the deafening thunder of a huge explosion, sending masonry and glass flying in all directions.

The two guards at the guard house were sitting inside when the blast detonated. The ground shook and the guard house trembled as they leapt up and made for the door. A piece of the main building about the size of a small table sliced through the roof killing the one guard and sending the other head first through the open door and onto the driveway. He staggered to his feet, half conscious and more by instinct than thought, managed to scramble behind the fence as the whole area was covered in pieces of flying debris.

Deafening incendiary explosions occurred one after another and the now night sky lit up as the fuel and chemicals in the surviving structure ignited.