Monday, April 6, 2015

RESIDENTS DISPLACED AFTER 110-FOOT TREE FALLS ON A VIRGINIA HOME, FORCING CONDEMNATION











APRIL 5, 2015

SPRINGFIELD, VIRGINIA (AP)

A Fairfax County fire official says a 110-foot tree fell onto a home in northern Virginia.

Deputy Chief Reginald Johnson said Sunday that the massive tree fell on the home in Springfield on Saturday evening, displacing two residents. WRC-TV reported that the residents were inside the basement at the time the tree fell, though Johnson was unable to confirm that.

Johnson says no one was hurt or trapped after the tree fell amid strong winds and soil that was wet from rain the previous day.

Johnson says the home sustained significant damage and that a county building inspector condemned it, forcing the residents out.