Gotta love volume control.
I was in 4th grade when this happened. I remember our teacher rolling the media cart w/ the bulky tube tv into the room. She had all of us move our desks and everyone sat on the floor. I recall staring at the tube, bored out of my mind, then the explosion happened. A bunch of the kids in my class stood up, began screaming, and making a fuss over it. I was just in shock and couldn't keep my eyes off of the tv.
Shortly after the incident, our principal came over the loudspeaker and asked for a moment of silence for the 7 who perished. I will never forget that day.