An earthquake shook the San Francisco Bay area and partially collapsed an auto supply store called McHenry's Auto Supply at 2342 Plum street. This happened on monday morning at 8:12 am PDT, it killed two people and injured six, no other people have been reported injured. Out of the six people who were injured three of the people had to be hospitalized. There were twelve police, five american red cross workers, and twenty one fire personnel, some of the workers arrived within four minutes of the collapse.
The earthquake was felt as far north as Redding and as far south as Las Angeles. Penny Gertz, a scientist from the U.S. geological survey in Menlo Park, stated that the epicenter of the earthquake had a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale. Ropes were used to stabilize the auto supply store and a gas line had to be capped after it was detected to be leaking at the site.
Mike Beamer, a resident of an apartment across the street from McHenry's Auto Supply, claimed he felt a rolling motion with a big jolt in the middle. It lasted for about 30 seconds and there was some damage to the building.
"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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