"The initial crew was blown right out of the building," Saegertown Borough Emergency Manager Chuck Lawrence said, adding they were part of the onsite response team.

The explosion of the SpaceX Starship rocket over the Caribbean Islands on Thursday forced air traffic control operators to improvise on a dime and may have caused damage to property on the ground.

The FAA said the incident was a plane crash. Evidence such as photos of debris captured after the incident corroborate the report.