Earthquake Story

Who: Earthquake
What: Earthquake rocked the San Fransisco Bay, damaging McHenrys Auto Supply.
When: Monday morning at 8:12 a.m.
Where: San Fransisco
Why: Natural Disaster on the Hayward Fault.
How:6.4 Magnitude Earthquake rocking the area.
WORD COUNT: 302


    The 6.4 magnitude earthquake rocked the San Fransisco Bay, damaging McHenrys Auto Supply on Monday Morning at 8:12 a.m under the Hayward Fault.

"The strong earthquake occurred on the Hayward Fault,"a scientist from the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park, Penny Gertz, said. "The earthquake had a magnitude of 6.4."

    The earthquake rocked San Fransisco Bay area at 8:12 a.m. and damaged many peoples homes and harmed their bodies.
    
    "A building housing McHenry's Auto Supply at 2342 Plum St. partially collapsed, killing two people and injuring six others," public information officer, Jennifer Vu, said.
    
    The earthquake left everyone awestruck from north to south of the state of Los Angeles.

    "People as far south as Los Angeles and as far north as Redding felt the quake," Gertz said.

      The people who were hurt were rushed to a nearby hospital immediately to ensure safety.

     "Three of six people injured were hurt seriously enough to require hospitalization and were transported to Hayward General Hospital," Vu said.

    When the tragedy took place, police and red cross, showed up to the site immediately.

    "Twenty-one fire personnel, 12 police and five America Red Cross workers responded to the building collapse, with some arriving within four minutes of the quake" Vu said.

   The firefighters assured safety by stabilizing the auto supply shop and checking for gas leaks.

    "Hayward firefighter used rope to stabilize the auto supply shop, conducting a search of the building and capped a gas line after detecting a gas leak at the sight," said Vu.

"I was eating breakfast when the room started rolling. I dove under the table just as I hearn an explosion outside and a chunk of cement flew through my kitchen window. That's when the screaming start across the street," Hayward resident Mike Beamer said.

    


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