[Boatanchors] Some Shaking Going On??

[Bruce]

WASHINGTON: A District of Columbia fire department spokesman says there are 
numerous injuries as a result of an earthquake that struck near the 
nation’s capital, but so far there are no reports of serious injuries or 
deaths.

DC Fire and EMS spokesman Pete Piringer says numerous buildings have been 
damaged, including the Ecuadorian embassy and a handful of schools.

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RICHMOND, Va.: Federal officials say two nuclear reactors at the North Anna 
Power Station in Louisa County, Va., were automatically taken off line by 
safety systems around the time of the earthquake.

The Dominion-operated power plant is being run off of four emergency diesel 
generators, which are supplying power for critical safety equipment.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman Roger Hannah says the agency was 
not immediately aware of any damage at nuclear power plants in the 
southeast. The NRC and Dominion are sending people to inspect the site.

Hanna said he know of no other shut reactor but that unusual events were 
reported at a dozen other plant sites.

Louisa County is about 40 miles northwest of Richmond.

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A spokesman for Washington National Cathedral says at least three of the 
four pinnacles on the central tower have fallen off and the central tower 
appears to be leaning.

The pinnacles are the top stones on the cathedral’s towers.

Richard Weinberg, director of communications for the cathedral, said the 
cathedral has been evacuated and stone masons are assessing the damage.