An explosion leaves its signature on metal in several ways.

The explosion left six people dead, more than 1,000 injured and damages in excess of half a billion dollars.

The explosion and the brief fire could not have left much to see.

The explosion killed five miners and left three others injured.

The explosion, which killed three people and injured 24, left other victims.

But the explosion shattered the face in the pictures and left him with another one.

That explosion killed 168 people and left a crater about 20 feet deep.

The explosion left him about 70 percent deaf in one ear.

The explosion left some neighbors resentful at the American presence.

The explosion also left the army very short of gunpowder.