51.   The first explosion was followed by anti-aircraft gunners on roof-tops opening fire, filling the inky sky with bright red flashes and booms.

52.   The overnight raids left bright flashes of light tinging the sky.

53.   The sky lit up with bright flashes when three heavy blasts were heard from the direction of an army base next to the airport.

54.   They come down from a dark sky of confusion, bringing a bright flash of clarity to everything.

55.   Witnesses reported hearing a loud boom and seeing a bright flash, and some complained about hearing loss after the blast.

56.   I saw a bright flash, then the blast.

57.   Colours were muted, crushed soft fruits, plum and cranberry through to bluish black bilberry, with occasional bright flashes of orange.

58.   Residents in southern Montreal reported seeing a bright flash in the sky followed by a loud explosion, somewhere tens of kilometers south of the city.

59.   Residents in southern Montreal reported seeing a bright flash in the sky followed by a loud explosion.