Explosions at Boston Marathon Finish Line

Two explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon had people carrying bloody spectators into the medical tent set up for runners, according to a report on Back Bay Patch.

Reuters is reporting there are no indication how many people are injured, according to a story on the Chicago Tribune website, which also said the explosions happened as people were cheering on those still completing the race.

Eleven runners from Grosse Pointe were entered in the race.

NBC News reported fire engines, police and emergency medical personnel were headed to the scene. An affiliate reporter told NBC News she heard two loud explosions, and that "everybody kind of ducked and hit the ground," and Jackie Bruno, reporter for New England Cable News said she saw people with significant injuries, including one person with a leg blown off.

"Runners were coming in and saw unspeakable horror," Bruno said.  

Patch is following this breaking story.

The Boston Athletic Association website lists the following Grosse Pointe entrants:

• Theresa Telang of Grosse Pointe Park
• Anne Ugval of Grosse Pointe Farms
• Anna P. Schulte of Grosse Pointe Farms
• Chris Barber of Grosse Pointe Woods
• Laura F. Bill of Grosse Pointe Woods
• Robert J. Fisher of Grosse Pointe Woods
• Celeste Flick of Grosse Pointe Farms
• Karen M French of Grosse Pointe
• Sarah Gryniewicz of Grosse Pointe Woods
• Jerald W. Henry of Grosse Pointe
• Carla Palffy of Grosse Pointe

The following runners have been heard from and are ok, according to Patch readers response to a Facebook post today:

• Theresa Telang
• Celeste Flick
• Sarah Gryniewicz
• Carla Palffy
• Robert J. Fisher
• Chris Barber
• Anne Ugval
• Jerald W. Henry
• Anna P. Schulte

This story was updated at 10:43 p.m. Monday April 15, again Tuesday April 16, 2013 at 11:05 a.m., and again Tuesday April 16 at 5:33 p.m. to relfect additional information about runners who have been heard from following the bombings.