One day I was was walking along Baltimore Avenue in Clark Park when -- wham!
I turned around and saw a huge tree branch from an ageing London plane, as
thick as a human body, had crashed down on the sidewalk. A woman was
standing near me, staring at the branch in a daze. About six seconds earlier
she had been walking right across that patch of sidewalk where the branch
fell.
Trees are many, many things, most of which are beautiful. But one thing
trees can be, is a safety hazard. This is particularly relevant in an urban
forest, where trees live adjacent to large numbers of people. It's one
factor that makes urban tree care a specialty.
-- Tony West
Thanks Lew..and yes..you read correctly, 2 people died.
I have a friend who is a medical professional and is
currently treating the wife who mis-carried her child
during the accident and her husband died from his
tree-crash injuries.
If people were in the cars on Walnut Street when the
trees fell they would have sustained injuries and may
have been killed.
S
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