Tuesday, February 27, 2007

San Francisco Landslide Displaces 150 - Firehouse.com News

San Francisco Landslide Displaces 150 - Firehouse.com News:

A landslide sent rocks and boulders tumbling down onto an apartment building early Tuesday, sending 150 residents of San Francisco's North Beach district into the streets.

No injuries were reported, but city engineers were assessing the safety of the remaining hillside as well as possible damage from the massive pile of boulders and mud lodged against an apartment building and a night club at the bottom of the hill, Fire Department Lt. Ken Smith said.

The hillside collapsed a little after 3 a.m., closing a main thoroughfare through the city. A 45-unit apartment building at the top of the hill also was evacuated.

Authorities were still trying to determine what caused the slide."

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