California’s northern Bay Area was hit by a 6.0magnitude
earthquake on Sunday morning. The earthquake caused significant damage and left
three critically injured, igniting fires, sending at least 87 people to a
hospital, knocking out power to tens of thousands and sending residents running
out of their homes in the darkness.
Two adults and one child have critical injuries and Queen of
the Valley hospital has treated 87 people, and most patients have cuts, bumps,
bruises. She says the facility has treated a hip fracture and heart attack, but
it's unclear if it was related to the large earthquake.
The quake caused six significant fires, including at a
mobile home part, Napa Division Fire Chief Darren Drake said. Four mobile homes
have been destroyed and two others damaged, the city said. Several other
smaller fires have been reported and firefighting efforts have been complicated
by broken water mains.
The earthquake struck just before 3:30 a.m. about 4 miles
northwest of American Canyon, which is about 6 miles southwest of Napa, said
Leslie Gordon of the U.S. Geological Survey said. It's the largest earthquake
to shake the Bay Area since the 6.9-magnitude Loma Prieta quake in 1989, the USGS
said.
Three historic buildings in Napa have been damaged, including
the county courthouse, and at least two downtown commercial buildings have been
severely damaged. A Red Cross evacuation center has been set up at a high
school and crews are assessing damage to homes.
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