Shobe went on to say there are a lot of structures with damage north of Newcastle and in the town of Tuttle.

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Of those, as many as 2, 500 are deemed dangerous because they may collapse and damage neighboring structures or injure people, Meffert said, and 120 homes -- or what's left of them -- need to be knocked down immediately because they're either in roadways, on sidewalks or on other property.

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As in earlier jets, the agency wanted assurances that in the event of a battery emergency, the high temperatures wouldn't damage surrounding structures and any smoke or fumes would be sucked outside rather than into the cabin.

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We'll basically look for structures with a little bit more damage and that, where it looks like there may be a chance of survivors.

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Many of them question whether cultural phenomena, including destruction layers, cultural-piercing features (man-made structures displaced by surface rupturing, e.g. viaducts), structural damage to buildings, indications of repairs, historical accounts and myths can be reliably used as earthquake indicators.

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