Cars Crushed by Brick
Cars crushed by collapsing brick facade near Fifth and Townsend Streets. At this locality, five people were killed while leaving from work.... Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Crushed Car
Crushed car near the intersection of Fifth and Townsend Streets, South of Market.... Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Aerial View of Collapsed Buildings
Aerial view of collapsed buildings and burned-out section at Beach and Divisadero Streets, Marina District.... Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Watering Down of Burned Area
Demolition of collapsed building and watering down of burned area, October 18, 1989, Beach and Divisadero Streets, Marina District.... Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Collapsed Building
Ground view of collapsed building and burned area, Beach and Divisadero Streets, Marina District.... Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Structural Damage
Absence of adequate shear walls on the garage level exacerbated damage to this structure at the corner of Beach and Divisadero Streets, Marina District.... Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Apartment in Danger of Collapse
Entrance and garage level of a Beach Street apartment complex in danger of collapse, Marina District.... Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Car Crushed Under Building
An automobile lies crushed under the third story of this apartment building in the Marina District. The ground levels are no longer visible because of structural failure and sinking due to liquefaction.... Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Collapsed Brickwork
Collapsed brickwork from a corner apartment building, Marina District.... Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Remains of Apartment Complex
Smoldering remains of the apartment complex at the corner of Beach and Divisadero Streets, the Marina District.... Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Search-and-Rescue Team
A search-and-rescue team in the Marina District wait for a building to be buttressed before entering the structure.... Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Tom Brokaw Prepares Script
Tom Brokaw of NBC News prepares script for a live broadcast from the Marina District.... Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Electric Wires Being Removed
Electric wires being removed from unstable towers by city utility workers. Arresting sparks from broken wires was a priority in those areas with broken gas mains.... Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Aerial View of Roadbed Collapse
Aerial view of roadbed collapse near the interface of the cantilever and truss sections of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. View northwestward.... Location: Bay Bridge, CA, USA
Aerial View of Collapsed Section
Aerial view of the collapsed section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. View westward.... Location: Bay Bridge, CA, USA
"Sand Boil" on Bay Bridge
"Sand boil" or sand volcano measuring 2 m (6.6 ft) in length erupted in median of Interstate Highway 80 west of the Bay Bridge toll plaza when ground shaking transformed loose water-saturated deposit of subsurface sand into a sand-water slurry (liquefaction). Vented sand contains-marine shell f... Location: Bay Bridge, CA, USA
Aerial View of Highway
Aerial view of collapsed sections of the Cypress viaduct of Interstate Highway 880.... Location: Oakland, CA, USA
Aerial View of Highway
Aerial view of collapsed sections of the Cypress viaduct of Interstate Highway 880.... Location: Oakland, CA, USA
Reinforcement Bars of Cypress Viaduct
Reinforcement bars exposed at the base of the Cypress viaduct near 14th Street.... Location: Oakland, CA, USA
Cypress Viaduct
Remnant portion of the north- and south-bound Cypress viaduct exposing box girders near 14th Street.... Location: Oakland, CA, USA