Civil protection chief: earthquake killed man whose home collapsed in northern Mexico

Mexico earthquake kills man whose home crumbled

TIJUANA, Mexico — A civil protection officials says the earthquake that jolted Mexico’s Baja California peninsula killed one man whose home collapsed.

Baja California state Civil Protection Director Alfredo Escobedo says the man’s home collapsed just outside of Mexicali, close to the epicenter of the 7.2-magnitude quake.

Esobedo says there were reports of more people trapped in homes in Mexicali and rescue teams with dogs and digging equipment are rushing to the city from nearby Tijuana.

The quake hit Sunday at about 3:40 p.m.