A Baltimore resident described how the horrifying collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday morning caused his entire house to feel like it was falling down, as a span of the 1.9-mile bridge crashed into the river.

The man, identified as John, said the impact of the crash just after 1:30 a.m. “sounded like a big bash of thunder.”

“And then, just like I said, it felt like an earthquake — the whole house vibrated, like my house was falling down,” he told WJZ.

He said he then heard fire and police crews rush to the scene.

Rescue boats on the Patapsco River are still desperately searching for as many as 20 missing people.

“I can’t believe there were people on that bridge when it went down, it’s crazy,” John said.

“I’ve been in this neighborhood 57 years, I remember when they started building that bridge, and I can’t believe it’s gone,” he added.