VIDEO: April 18, 2026, was the 120th anniversary of the great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, memorialized and remembered at 5:14 a.m., the exact time when the earthquake struck.

Proceeded by a foreshock, the magnitude of the incident, which occurred before monitoring and scaling became standardized, is often debated as a 7.7 to 8.3 magnitude event lasting 42 seconds. Perhaps most remarkable, it was reportedly felt from Los Angeles to Oregon to central Nevada. The earthquake occurred on the San Andreas fault, impacting some 280 miles of the fault line and impacting multiple communities.

Over the years, fatality estimates have been revised for the entire region. It is now believed that some 3000 people were killed, placing this earthquake in the top 10 most catastrophic, deadliest and destructive events in the nation, slightly above the 2,974 victims of the 9/11 who died in the terrorist attacks on New York City in 2001.

While San Mateo County miraculously reported no fatalities, it did sustain significant damage to many structures. Locally, in Menlo Park and Atherton, significant and major structural damage and collapse was visible at Saint Patrick’s Seminary, Sacred Heart School and Duff and Doyle’s Mercantile Emporium Store, but fortunately all were spared from fire, despite being heavily damaged.

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VIDEO: Pennsylvania State Police say one woman and six children died in a house explosion early Sunday morning in Clinton County.

Police identified the victims as 34-year-old Sarah Stolzfus, an 11-year-old boy, a 10-year-old boy, an 8-year-old girl, a 6-year-old girl, a 5-year-old boy, and a 3-year-old boy.

Emergency crews said they were dispatched around 8:30 a.m. Sunday morning to the home on Long Run Road in Lamar Township.

They say when they got there, the home was already fully engulfed in flames. State police said the victims were trapped inside the home.

According to investigators, the explosion was caused by a propane leak in the home. The Pennsylvania State Police Fire and Explosion Investigation Unit in Montoursville is now investigating.

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PHOTOS: Six people were injured in a two-vehicle crash that sparked fires Tuesday afternoon in Lakewood, according to West Pierce Fire and Rescue and Lakewood police. Crews responded around 3:54 p.m. to the 3200 block of South 84th Street, where a westbound Subaru collided with a Chevrolet Tahoe turning onto the road to head east, police said.

Both vehicles caught fire. The Tahoe came to rest next to a house, where flames melted exterior siding but did not spread inside, officials said. No one in the home was injured. Five people involved in the crash were taken to the hospital, including the Tahoe’s driver; an adult female passenger who suffered a serious head injury; and two children under 10 who were in the back seat. The Subaru driver, a man in his 20s, was also taken to the hospital. One additional person was treated at the scene.

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A small aircraft experienced engine troubles and crashed at a construction site in Auburn on Saturday afternoon. According to a public information officer for Valley Regional Fire Authority, crews responded to a construction site on 15th St SW around 1:42 p.m. for reports of a plane crash. Auburn police said that the plane was departing from California when it experienced engine trouble on its route. During the flight, the pilot tried to land in Renton, but determined it would be safer to divert to Auburn.

“While approaching the area, the plane lost its second engine, forcing an emergency landing. The female pilot successfully landed the aircraft in a field at a GSA construction site,” Auburn PD wrote on Facebook. The pilot had a non-life-threatening injury and was taken to a hospital for medical evaluation. Her passenger was not injured. No construction workers were injured. The exact cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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This Rosenbauer rescue is shown making its way into the Indiana Convention Center where it will be on display at FDIC International 2026.

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