Posted: August 17, 2015
Reported by John Cuoco
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WARWICK, R.I. (WHDH) -
A large tree fell on top of three cars in Warwick, Rhode Island, on Monday afternoon, trapping people inside.
Domenic Murgo was waiting at a red light when the tree came crashing down on his car at around 3:30 p.m., bringing a power line with it. Because of the power line, Murgo and the other trapped people had to wait until it was cleared so they could be rescued. While stuck, Murgo took some pictures of the tree on his car and called his father.
"I called my dad, first thing you should always do, then I posted to Facebook to let my friends know what happened to me," said Murgo.
Firefighters said the tree was old and a storm came through the area recently, most likely weakening the tree enough to fall down.
"Normally with something like this, you'd probably see some fatalities, but fortunately, that wasn't the case," said Warwick Assistant Fire Chief Bruce Cooley. "Fortunately, these people got away with what appear to be minor injuries."
Firefighters said two women were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.