Hard News practice: Earthquake story
On Monday March 14th around 8:12 am the San Francisco Bay area was woken up by an earthquake that reached all the way from Los Angeles to Redding. The earthquake which reached 6.4 on the Richter scale caused a building to collapse. The building which housed McHenry's Auto supply at 2342 Plum St. The building partially collapsed killing two people and injuring six others. Twenty-one fire personnel, twelve policemen and five American Red Cross workers were on the sight to help.
Local resident Mike Beamer lives across the street and recalled the events of the earthquake to us. "I was eating my breakfast when the room started rolling. I dove under the table just as I heard an explosion outside the window and a chunk of cement flew through my kitchen window. That's when the screaming started across the street," Beamer told us.
A public officer from the Hayward Fire Department, Jennifer Vu, gave us an update on the injured. "Three of the six were hurt enough to be sent to the Hayward General Hospital," according to Vu.
The names of the dead are currently being withheld pending notifications of the families. The epicenter of the earthquake occurred under the Hayward Hills along the Hayward fault. Scientist Penny Gertz from the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park gave his input on the incident. "For such a short earthquake this was quite a powerful one," Gertz stated.
Along with the earthquake the Hayward fire department had to deal with several other incidents. They used ropes to stabilize the collapsing building and conducted a search. Upon searching the building they a gas leak and then proceeded to cap the gas line preventing further damage. Despite the strength of the earthquake the damage was not extensive. "No other serious injuries were reported in Hayward," Vu added.
Local resident Mike Beamer lives across the street and recalled the events of the earthquake to us. "I was eating my breakfast when the room started rolling. I dove under the table just as I heard an explosion outside the window and a chunk of cement flew through my kitchen window. That's when the screaming started across the street," Beamer told us.
A public officer from the Hayward Fire Department, Jennifer Vu, gave us an update on the injured. "Three of the six were hurt enough to be sent to the Hayward General Hospital," according to Vu.
The names of the dead are currently being withheld pending notifications of the families. The epicenter of the earthquake occurred under the Hayward Hills along the Hayward fault. Scientist Penny Gertz from the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park gave his input on the incident. "For such a short earthquake this was quite a powerful one," Gertz stated.
Along with the earthquake the Hayward fire department had to deal with several other incidents. They used ropes to stabilize the collapsing building and conducted a search. Upon searching the building they a gas leak and then proceeded to cap the gas line preventing further damage. Despite the strength of the earthquake the damage was not extensive. "No other serious injuries were reported in Hayward," Vu added.
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