After California Earthquake, Searches For Hundreds Of Gas Leaks

Jose Dizon takes a photo of the damage at 3J's Oriental Market after a large earthquake in Vallejo Calif. on Sunday Aug. 24, 2014. Owners Mari Lou and Engracio Abadilla say their second store in the area was not as b... Jose Dizon takes a photo of the damage at 3J's Oriental Market after a large earthquake in Vallejo Calif. on Sunday Aug. 24, 2014. Owners Mari Lou and Engracio Abadilla say their second store in the area was not as badly damaged as 3J's. A large earthquake caused significant damage and left three critically injured in California's northern Bay Area early Sunday, igniting fires, sending at least 87 people to a hospital, knocking out power to tens of thousands and sending residents running out of their homes in the darkness. (AP Photo/Alex Washburn) MORE LESS
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NAPA, Calif. (AP) — The utility serving areas damaged by Sunday’s earthquake in the San Francisco Bay Area says it expects to continue searching for possible gas leaks over the coming days.

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. says it has received several hundred calls from people reporting the smell of gas since the earthquake struck early Sunday morning near the city of Napa in California’s wine country. The utility said 20 customers remained without gas on Monday morning.

The magnitude 6.0-quake also cut power and ruptured water mains. Dozens of homes and buildings in the region were deemed unsafe to occupy, including a historic Napa County courthouse, where a 10-foot wide hole opened a view of the offices inside.

PG&E says it has restored power to all but 150 of the 70,000 customers who lost it.

Photos of the aftermath below:

A collapsed carport rests atop vehicles at Charter Oaks apartments in Napa, Calif., following an earthquake Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014. More than fifteen vehicles were trapped or crushed as multiple carports collapsed at the complex during a large earthquake early Sunday. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

A man photographs damage to a post office in Napa, Calif., following an earthquake Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014. A large earthquake caused significant damage and left at least three critically injured in California’s northern Bay Area early Sunday, igniting fires, sending at least 87 people to a hospital, knocking out power to tens of thousands and sending residents running out of their homes in the darkness (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Napa Fire Captain Steve Becker inspects mobile homes which were destroyed Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, at the Napa Valley Mobile Home Park, in Napa, Calif. A gas fire at the park is being blamed as the result of a 6.0-magnitude earthquake which struck California’s northern San Francisco Bay area this morning. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Bricks and fallen rubble cover a car with the old courthouse in the background following an earthquake Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, in Napa, Calif. A large earthquake rolled through California’s northern Bay Area early Sunday, damaging some buildings, igniting fires, knocking out power to tens of thousands and sending residents running out of their homes in the darkness. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

The top corner of a building is exposed following an earthquake Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, in Napa, Calif. A large earthquake rolled through California’s northern Bay Area early Sunday, damaging some buildings, igniting fires, knocking out power to tens of thousands and sending residents running out of their homes in the darkness.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Bricks are in the street after a building was damaged during an earthquake in Napa, Calif., Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014. A large earthquake rolled through California’s northern Bay Area early Sunday, damaging some buildings, knocking out power to thousands and sending residents running out of their homes in the darkness. (AP Photo/Ellen Knickmeyer)

Jose Dizon takes a photo of the damage at 3J’s Oriental Market after a large earthquake in Vallejo Calif. on Sunday Aug. 24, 2014. Owners Mari Lou and Engracio Abadilla say their second store in the area was not as badly damaged as 3J’s. A large earthquake caused significant damage and left three critically injured in California’s northern Bay Area early Sunday, igniting fires, sending at least 87 people to a hospital, knocking out power to tens of thousands and sending residents running out of their homes in the darkness. (AP Photo/Alex Washburn)

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