We saw the lightning through the window, but when I heard the explosive noise, I had no idea.

And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.

Finally at around 5 a.m., we heard firing and the noise of a helicopter. When the kidnappers saw the government troops moving in, two of them who were armed with Kalashnikovs, held the rifles above their heads and then put them down on the ground. The soldiers arrested the kidnappers and took them to the helicopter.

I just heard a loud thump, and when I looked out the window I saw a child about 15 feet from the scooter.

I was standing there and all of a sudden I heard a loud noise I knew lightning had struck close and I turned around and saw sparks fly from the pole behind me.

All I heard was a crackling noise and then I saw the scaffolding fall off the building.