Post by Eli Brayley on Feb 25, 2008 13:28:23 GMT -7
WELLS, Nev. -- A strong earthquake rocked this rural northeastern Nevada town early Thursday, damaging hundreds of homes, rupturing gas and water lines and felling brick building facades in the mostly unoccupied historical district.
No serious injuries were reported after the magnitude 6.0 quake jolted the high desert town awake at 6:16 a.m. and rumbled across much of the West.
County commissioners declared a state of emergency in Wells, where some 20 to 25 buildings in the old, largely vacant historical district were "heavily damaged," Elko County Sheriff's Sgt. Kevin McKinney told The Associated Press.
"It was like a bomb went off," said Elko County Commissioner Mike Nannini, who was standing in the middle of the 4-way Cafe & Casino when the quake began.
"The walls and ceilings started coming down. Almost all of the businesses are shut down. We have no services and no fuel," he said at an emergency meeting of the county commissioners...
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No serious injuries were reported after the magnitude 6.0 quake jolted the high desert town awake at 6:16 a.m. and rumbled across much of the West.
County commissioners declared a state of emergency in Wells, where some 20 to 25 buildings in the old, largely vacant historical district were "heavily damaged," Elko County Sheriff's Sgt. Kevin McKinney told The Associated Press.
"It was like a bomb went off," said Elko County Commissioner Mike Nannini, who was standing in the middle of the 4-way Cafe & Casino when the quake began.
"The walls and ceilings started coming down. Almost all of the businesses are shut down. We have no services and no fuel," he said at an emergency meeting of the county commissioners...
www.foxreno.com/weather/15365211/detail.html