towards the back and away from the windows and noise. at first we didn t know what to do. you knew it was not part of the ceremony or fire works? with the first one, the second one? this is the sixth year we have done this party and we have never had anything like this before. it s just one of those things that you don t know what it is. this is what we have been seeing all day. it is literally the bilding right behind us. did you feel as well as see the explosion? we heard it. it was loud. and we heard the other one that was further away. there was not enough of an impact.