Crime & Safety
6 Hospitalized After Tree Splits In Half In CT Town: Reports
Several people were pinned beneath a tree that split in half and had to be extricated, according to reports.
THOMPSON, CT — Six people were hospitalized after a tree split in half and pinned several people in West Thompson on Wednesday night, according to NBC CT. Firefighters were called to Norman Hill Road on a report that people were pinned under a downed tree.
Responding crews found a large tree had split in half, pinning what was initially reported to be three people. Six people were transported to a nearby hospital after suffering non-life-threatening injuries, NBC CT reported.
No power lines were downed and the home was not damaged. What caused the tree to split is unknown.
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Several nearby fire departments provided mutual aid.
The incident was reported at 6:40 p.m., and firefighters extricated all six people by 7:14 p.m., according to The New Haven Register.
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