Earlier this afternoon, two huge explosions ripped through downtown Boston near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, injuring spectators and athletes alike. It’s still very unclear what’s going on, but there’s a familiar face reporting in from the scene. Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley was running the marathon today–you might have seen his automatic check-ins from every milepost, interspersed with the occasional mid-stride misspelled tweet.
But the auto-updates suddenly stopped. After reassuring everyone he was fine, Mr. Crowley began tweeting dispatches from the middle of the race:
I’m ok.about 20k of us in corral just before mi 26. marker. @chelsa ok too
— Dennis Crowley (@dens) April 15, 2013
FYI no one at mi 26 has any idea what’s happening. — Dennis Crowley (@dens) April 15, 2013
rumor has it rest of race is canceled. but no cell service so lots if rumors / can’t get texts thu so can’t plan family rendezvous — Dennis Crowley (@dens) April 15, 2013
god bless you mophie battery park. every runner is almost dead battery. people see me texting and queuing to use my phone
— Dennis Crowley (@dens) April 15, 2013
scene at mile 26 – mass ave @ comm ave twitter.com/dens/status/32…
— Dennis Crowley (@dens) April 15, 2013
btw it juuusssst hit me how lots of walking on mi 24 may have saved me a bit. pretty shaken up.
— Dennis Crowley (@dens) April 15, 2013
Reports suggest that cell service in the area is overwhelmed, so don’t panic if you can’t reach someone and texting is likely better than calling.
Someone has already posted a Vine of the explosion itself, grabbed from news coverage, and it’s frankly horrifying. @Dens and everyone else in Boston–stay safe.
