At 8:12 am PDT, an earthquake struck San Francisco. It had a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale. When the earthquake occurred it caused McHenry’s Auto Supply at 2342 Plum St. to partially collapse and it killed 2 people and injured 6.
As the authorities are trying to find out who the victims are Jennifer Vu, a public information officer from the Hayward Fire Department, is told of the families wishes. "Names of the dead are being withheld pending notifications of families," Vu said.
Hayward resident Mike Beamer, whose apartment is across the street from McHenry’s, said he 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.”
The quake was so strong, Hayward firefighters had to use ropes to stabilize the auto supply shop. The epicenter of the earthquake, which had a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale, was under the Hayward Hills, according to Penny Gertz, a scientist from the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park. Gertz called the quake a “strong one” and said it occurred on the Hayward Fault, which runs under the hills.
Luckily the police were on call for emergencies like the quake. "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 who were in McHenry’s Auto Supply when the quake occured were hurt seriously enough to require hospitalization and were transported to Hayward General Hospital. "No other serious injuries have been reported in Hayward." Vu reported.
"People as far south as Los Angeles and as far north as Redding felt the quake," Gertz said.
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