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let s go back out to joe who is on the ground in ridgecrest. joe, what are you hearing? well, kendis some of the worst damage we ve seen. one example behind me. this is a home that caught fire immediately after the earthquake. neighbors say when that 7.1 hit last night, they immediately started bracing for it. some went up against their walls and came outside when it was done and they could see this house already catching on fire. went up in flames really quickly. the fire department was able to arrive pretty quickly and put it out within ten minutes. the fire department said two major structure fires after the earthquake hit. likely caused by natural gas line ruptures. beyond that, structural damage isn t as bad as many might have feared. so far all of the buildings in the town here in ridgecrest, the officials say, are still standing. no reports of any major structural damage. but they are still assessing that and also looking at some examples of minor damage. i can tell you as i p
repressive kingdom that street treats women and minorities as second class citizens. she has yet to comments. and we move on to the west coast, california officials in central california are assessing the damage after another powerful earthquake rocked the region for the second kay day i row. it was centered in originridgec. the violent shaking rattling homes, sparking fires, numerous of them, and the u.s. geological survey warns more aftershocks many powerful could be on the way. and joe fryer is joining us from ridgecrest. and joe, i was on the air a little earlier this morning and talking with molly hunter who is staying there and was rocked out of bed by powerful earthquake. and she said that the shaking just kept going and going. and continued with many aftershocks. have you been feeling any?
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at the walmart, she said they had just are finished up the shelves from the 6.4 quake that hit thursday and suddenly this one sit and many items knocked off the shelves again. a lot of people on edge there in southern california. i know we say that oftenen times, but many people spent the night sleeping outdoors fearing all those aftershocks. joe fryer and steve patterson, our thanks to you. with me now, jason baum, manager with the earthquake center. and thank you for being here with me. so there have been many, many aftershocks we believe that have taken place in southern california. many of them have been fairly strong already. that s right. thank you for bringing attention to the story. we re seeing that lot of people are taking good actions. they know how to protect themselves, they are cleaning up the spills and messes. but i want to make sure everyone learns to protect themselves because we are having a lot of aftershocks and i think everyone