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Frank Lucas: “The explosion [at the Murrah Building] damaged buildings…”

Featuring: Frank Lucas, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, District 3

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04-20-2026 Rep. Lucas Speaks on House Floor: OKC Bombing Anniversary

Published | Video Starts at 01:04

And the force and the magnitude of the explosion that day was so incredible that not only did it blow the interior out of the Murrah Building, leaving just a shell, but that it also The explosion [at the Murrah Building] damaged buildings blocks away, creating chaos and confusion all over central Oklahoma City. But sometimes in the chaos of the modern world, we forget that we are Americans, we are Oklahomans, we are fellow human beings and we rise to the occasion. (01:04–01:23)

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Asserts that the explosion caused widespread damage and chaos in Oklahoma City.

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