Many people who had survived the blast were trapped in these fires.

It appeared there was little chance that any of the miners who may have survived the blast could still be alive.

"You were lucky to survive the blast with only a couple of cuts."

Somehow he had survived the blast, through no doing of his own.

With full shields you should be able to survive the blast.

Both survived the blast, but died the next day in the hospital.

Lucky to survive the blast, the fire fighters now found themselves with flames behind them also.

Today, many who survived the blast seemed convinced that something similar had happened again.

But it is not in high demand; few children survive the blast of a land mine.

"Many survived the blast and sinking but not the swim back to shore."