A Vietnamese witness in Huế, Nguyễn Thị Hoa, said: ""It started with them (US troops) using artillery." "They bombarded the area where we lived, razed houses and trees." "They fired artillery at the houses in the surrounding areas." "These houses sold gasoline, so when the firecrackers were fired, they burned down." "All the elderly, children, and women who took refuge here were burned alive.""