SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Thursday marked the anniversary of the 1906 earthquake and fire that devastated San Francisco, killing 3,000 people. It’s been more than a century since then and a lot of lessons have been learned when it comes to being prepared for a quake. Before 1906, building codes were lax because of profits. […]
Though East Coast states have different seismic standards than West Coast ones, experts say the lack of significant damage from Friday’s quake bodes well.
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Rescue efforts set to resume Wednesday morning will be focused on recovering six missing construction workers who were on the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore when a cargo ship rammed into one of the bridge towers, causing the entire 1.6-mile bridge span to collapse early Tuesday morning.