Trees come down, crushing cars in Providence
Updated: 11:07 AM EDT Aug 18, 2023
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YOU’RE EXPERIENCING NOW. TODD WELL, DOUG, YOU WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT POWER OUTAGES. AND THAT’S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT’S THAT’S AN ISSUE HERE AS WELL, AT LEAST LOCALLY. AND I’LL EXPLAIN WHY AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE DOWNED TREES SHEARED OFF BY THE STORM THAT CAME THROUGH. AND OBVIOUSLY, YOU SEE A TRANSFORMER THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL OF THAT. TREES CAME DOWN ON TOP OF THAT, RIPPED THE LINES RIGHT OUT OF THE HOUSE, THE APARTMENT BUILDING HERE ON DOUGLAS AVENUE HERE IN NORTH PROVIDENCE. SO OBVIOUSLY, THERE’S NO POWER HERE. THAT’S JUST PART OF THE ISSUES THAT PEOPLE HERE ARE HAVING TO DEAL WITH. AND IN THESE SITUATIONS, WE FREQUENTLY COMMENT ON HOW SPORADIC THE DAMAGE CAN BE. TAKE A LOOK ACROSS THE STREET. THAT IS THAT IS A GORGEOUS LAWN. THERE’S NO DAMAGE THERE WHATSOEVER. BUT AS WE COME BACK OVER HERE TO THIS SIDE OF THE STREET, IT’S A VERY DIFFERENT STORY. THIS IS THE PARKING LOT FOR THE APARTMENT BUILDING THAT WE WERE JUST SHOWING THE OTHER SIDE OF. AND YOU SEE THOSE TREES SHEARED OFF THERE. WHAT YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SEE UNTIL WE GET A LITTLE BIT CLOSER IS HERE ON THE GROUND. THERE ARE TWO CARS UNDERNEATH TREES THAT ARE DOWN AND WE BELIEVE THAT AT LEAST ONE OF THE CARS IS TOTALED AND THE SECOND CAR MAY BE TOTALED AS WELL. WE SPOKE TO THE OWNER OF ONE OF THOSE CARS JUST A SHORT TIME AGO AND SHE DESCRIBES JUST HOW CLOSE SHE CAME TO BEING IN THE CAR WHEN THE TREE CAME DOWN. TAKE A LISTEN. I WAS RIGHT OUT MY DOOR AND I WATCHED THE WHOLE THING HAPPEN. YEAH. CAN YOU GIVE ME A SORT OF PLAY BY PLAY OF WHAT YOU SAW JUST IT WAS VERY WINDY. SO IT WAS IT WAS LIKE A HURRICANE TYPE OF WIND. AND THE TREES WERE SWAYING BACK AND FORTH. AND I JUST WAITED A SECOND BEFORE I CAME OUTSIDE BECAUSE I ONLY HAD MY UMBRELLA AND THEN BAM, IT JUST THEY FELL DOWN. I’M LIKE, I GUESS I’M NOT GOING TO WORK TODAY. SHE CAME SO CLOSE, BUT THANKFULLY SHE’S OKAY. NO INJURIES HERE. EITHER HER OR THE OTHER TENANTS. THEY’RE ALL OKAY. WE SPOKE TO THE LANDLORD WHEN WE GOT ON SCENE AS WELL AND SHE SAID THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PROPERTIES WHERE THERE’S DAMAGE. THE LINES ARE PULLED OUT FROM THE BUILDING. THE POWER’S OUT. THERE’S PROPERTY DAMAGE. BUT AT THIS POINT, WE’RE NOT AWARE OF ANY ANY INJURIES TO ANY OF THE TENANTS. AND THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE SCENES WE’RE SEEING HERE IN NORTH PROVIDENCE. AS I MENTIONED, THIS IS DOUGLAS AVENUE. AND YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE GROUND HERE, YOU SEE LEAVES AND BRANCHES, A LOT OF DEBRIS. AND THAT’S THE CASE UP AND DOWN THIS STRETCH OF THE STREET. AND THERE’S A LOT OF DAMAGE. AND NOW THAT THE STORM HAS PASSED AND IT’S SAFE, PEOPLE ARE COMING OUTSIDE AND THEY’RE SURVEYING THE DAMAGE. THEY’RE ASSESSING IT. THEY’RE FIGURING OUT WHAT THEY CAN DO. WE’RE SEEING A LOT OF TREE SERVICES, LANDSCAPERS LIKE THAT, DRIVING AROUND, TRYING TO CUT THE TREES THAT ARE DOWN ACROSS CARS AND ACROSS ROADWAYS MAKE THEM PASSABLE FOR PEOPLE.
Trees come down, crushing cars in Providence
Updated: 11:07 AM EDT Aug 18, 2023
Trees were sheered off in North Providence, crushing cars and cutting power.
Trees were sheered off in North Providence, crushing cars and cutting power.
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