Several people were injured after an earthquake in San Francisco Bay area Monday morning. The earthquake caused a building to collapse, which injured six people.
"A building housing McHenry’s Auto Supply at 2342 Plum St. partially collapsed, killing two people and injuring six others," according to public information officer from the Hayward Fire Department Jennifer Vu. "Names of the dead are being withheld pending notifications of families."
Hayward firefighters used ropes to stabilize the auto supply shop, conducting a search of the building and capped a gas line after detecting a gas leak at the site.
"Twenty-one fire personnel, 12 police and five American Red Cross workers responded to the building collapse, with some arriving within four minutes of the quake," Vu said. "Three of the six people injured were hurt seriously enough to require hospitalization and were transported to Hayward General Hospital. No other serious injuries have been reported in Hayward"
A scientist from the U.S. Geological Survey came to assess the magnitude of the earthquake.
"The epicenter of the earthquake, which had a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale, was under the Hayward Hills," U.S. Geological Survey scientist Penny Gertz said, "it occurred on the Hayward Fault, which runs under the hills."
Hayward resident Mike Beamer, whose apartment is across the street from McHenry’s, felt a rolling motion that lasted for about 30 seconds, with a big jolt coming in the middle.
“I was eating my breakfast when the room started rolling. I dove under the table just as I heard an explosion outside and a chunk of cement flew through my kitchen window. That’s when the screaming start across the street.” Beamer said.
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