Crime & Safety
Tree Falls Onto House In Middletown; No Injuries
This was the scene on Robin Court Thursday, when high winds knocked a tree into a bedroom. The home is uninhabitable.
MIDDLETOWN, NJ — These dramatic photos show the damage from when high winds caused a tree to fall on a house in Middletown at 2:00 p.m. Thursday.
The tree fell into an unoccupied bedroom of a home on Robin Court, and nobody was injured, said Middletown volunteer firefighters.
The Middletown Township Fire Department was dispatched to a tree into a house on Robin Court in the Middletown section; the incident was reported by the homeowner.
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Middletown Fire Dept. Second Assistant Chief John Waltz reported a substantial tree had fallen into the structure with significant damage. Chief Waltz directed the first arriving engine to investigate structural damage.
The home was deemed uninhabitable.
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Approximately 10 members from Middletown Fire Company Number 1 responded.
No firefighter injuries were reported while operating at the scene.
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