Monday, August 25, 2014

Photos of the Damage After the Napa Earthquake

The Daily Mail has a story on the Napa Valley earthquake with lots of photos of the damage. You will notice that most of the damaged structures were old masonry buildings--brick, primarily, with some stone. Brick buildings and facades are particularly susceptible to damage in an earthquake. The greatest danger, however, was probably unsecured shelves and unsecured bottles on those shelves.

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