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Tree Down On Power Lines, House In East Haven: Fire Chief

The big worry now is that with the ground, and trees, so saturated from rains, if winds pick up, it could mean more downed trees and limbs.

A tree fell on a Bradley Street home Friday morning during Tropical Storm Elsa.
A tree fell on a Bradley Street home Friday morning during Tropical Storm Elsa. (East Haven Fore Chief Matt Marcarelli)

EAST HAVEN, CT — A tree has come down on a Bradley Street house in East Haven, Fire Chief Matt Marcarelli told Patch.

While Marcarelli said, so far, East Haven has been spared major flooding, he's hoping that winds don't increase and down tree limbs. The very saturated ground can produce events like this one, where whole deeply-rooted trees may become vulnerable.

"Wet ground after many days of rain, and with trees full of leaves catching wind could topple them easily," Marcarelli said.

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And a tree fell on a power line on Grannis Street, he noted.

Marcarelli cautioned people to avoid downed trees and power lines, and flooded roadways.

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Damage from Tropical Storm Elsa. (Photo by East Haven Fire Chief Matt Marcarelli)
Damage from Tropical Storm Elsa. (Photo by East Haven Fire Chief Matt Marcarelli)
Damage from Tropical Storm Elsa. (Photo by East Haven Fire Chief Matt Marcarelli)

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