 Damage to the roadways was heavier farther north on California State Route 86 where settling of the road by as much as four to six inches occurred , and a bridge separation closed the highway west of Brawley . Governor Jerry Brown ended a presidential campaign trip through New England early in order to return to the Imperial Valley and declare a state of emergency there . Two fires occurred in El Centro with the loss of a trailer being reported , though fire was avoided near the Imperial County Airport when a 60 @,@ 000 barrel gasoline tank farm was seriously damaged and was losing 50 US gallons ( 190 l ; 42 imp gal ) a minute . Firefighters drained the tanks and replaced the fuel with water to avoid the gasoline vapor from causing a hazard . 
