UPDATED: Toppled Trees Takes Down Poles
One tree landed on a house and another brought down several utility poles during Saturday's wind storm.
Susan Blonder had just come inside the house from her car parked on Barnstable Street Saturday afternoon when she heard the crack. Then her power went out. She looked out her front window and saw a downed hardwood from across the street at 36 Barnstable. It extended into her front yard, caving in a section of her retaining wall. On its way down the tree snagged utility lines, forcing several utility poles to the ground. Two and a half hours earlier, on the other side of town, a 40- to 50-foot maple toppled at 11 Eulow St. A similar scenario played out. Only this time the tree landed on a house. The occupants were inside but unharmed, Swampscott fire Capt. Kevin Thompson said. Firefighters escorted the family from their home and the …
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