Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - KGO - 20140117:10:46:00
Nightmare. the quake lasted at most 30 seconds. but that was enough to snap water mains and gas lines like straws. triggering fires that destroyed entire neighborhoods throughout the entire san fernando valley. >> evacuate the area! >> reporter: despite the early hour with so many at home, most people managed to escape the fast-moving fire. including residents of a trailer park in the hot-hit community of somar. by the time the sun had come up, dozens of homes had been destroyed. >> they say 6.5. i can't believe it. it was more than 6.5 here. it was tremendous earthquake. >> we talked about th...