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   NAPA — A magnitude 6.0 earthquake rattled through Northern   
   California early Sunday morning, the largest temblor to hit the   
   Napa Valley area in nearly 25 years.   
      
   The quake struck at 3:20 local time near American Canyon about 6   
   miles southwest of Napa, the USGS reported. It's the largest   
   quake since the Loma Prieta temblor in 1989.   
      
   In this picturesque town, known for its lush vineyards, robust   
   wines and rolling hills, the full extent of a 6.0 magnitude   
   earthquake was becoming clear by Sunday morning.   
      
   Throughout the downtown area, there was no power. Alarms of all   
   kinds — fire, burglar and car — were blaring.   
      
   Residents trickled into the five blocks that make up the   
   historic downtown to see the damage. On Second Street, the   
   masonry, wires and girders that make up the corner of the roof   
   of a three story historic building hung precariously over the   
   sidewalk. A gaping hole is left where the masonry used to be. On   
   the ground below a pile of bricks and rubble littered the   
   sidewalk. Falling concrete has damaged trees.   
      
   The historic Napa Valley courthouse has also lost a portion of   
   its roof and police have begun to cordon off sections of the   
   downtown to keep crowds away from the debris.   
      
   Napa's local medical center, Queen of the Valley Hospital,   
   treated dozens of patients, including two with major injuries,   
   the Napa city officials said in its 6:30 a.m. PT briefing. It is   
   calling 10 other ambulances from surrounding areas into service.   
      
   The earthquake destroyed four mobile homes and two others are on   
   fire in the northern section of Napa, officials said in an   
   update posted on the city's website.   
      
   The quake seriously damaged Napa infrastructure, included 50 gas   
   main breaks and 30 water main breaks, the update said. Both of   
   the city's water treatment plants are operating and water   
   remains safe to drink, the officials said. The quake damaged at   
   least three historic buildings, including the Sam Kee Laundry,   
   the Goodman Library and the Napa County Courthouse.   
      
   Douglas Edwards, 27, Napa resident, said the earthquake woke him   
   up from a sound sleep.   
      
   "It was shaking so hard I was barely able to get myself and my   
   daughter out," he said. "When I stood up, the floor moved so   
   much, I feel back down again. I ran outside and you could see   
   the transformers exploding in the sky. It was just flash, flash,   
   flash."   
      
   He said his home was completely wrecked. Everything fell off the   
   walls and furniture was upended. The only thing that didn't   
   crash to the floor, he said, has a framed picture of the Last   
   Supper.   
      
   http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/24/napa-valley-   
   earthquake/14524035/   
      
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