Justin Randall began to wonder if he had picked the wrong day to drive his convertible through downtown Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday, as debris rained down from an explosion at a facility that sells acetylene gas.
As he drove on Interstate 35E past the explosion at Southwest Industrial Gases Inc., he used his cell phone to shoot I-Report video of the fireballs and smoke rising in the distance. But he realized he had to cut his citizen journalism efforts short when he saw metal debris in the roadway.
Some pieces were larger than car bumpers, he said. He threw his phone onto the seat beside him and stopped filming so he could dodge obstacles in the road, all the while hoping that nothing would fall on him. He decided against putting the top up, figuring the debris was so large, it would make little difference. Besides, he didn't want to obscure his view of the road. 
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