A newsreel of the 34 - second calamity ​ — the time from the first flame until the colossus crashed to the ground — ​ was shown around the world, together with the emotion - choked commentary of the broadcaster: “It is burning, bursting into flames...
وتخلل العرض عبارات التأثر العميق التي قالها المذيع :‏ « انه يشتعل ،‏ وينفجر .‏ .‏ .‏ آه ،‏ الناس !‏