Three multifamily homes have been evacuated by the city of Newark following Friday's earthquake.
There's some roof damage. One house apparently shifted during the earthquake and is now leaning on the house next door.When firefighters arrived, they evacuated all three buildings.Among those displaced is a 64-year-old woman who is disabled and had to be physically carried out of the house.
"We live on the second floor. So I had to come and ask somebody to help me because I can't get down the stairs by myself," Yvonne Asberry said.A big concern for some of the families is finding a hotel or a place to go that will accept their pets.Some families have been given a hotel voucher for three nights.quake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8, centered near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, the USGS said. And Friday's stirred memories of the Aug.
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