LARGE TREE FALL KNOCKS DOWN POWER LINE, SPARKS FIRE AND ROAD CLOSURE

A large tree was uprooted and fell across Prospect Street near Sommer Avenue, ripping down a power line that caught fire and trapping two cars briefly, according to witnesses. The power lines were on fire and the incident forced the closure of Prospect between Bowdoin Street and Harvard Avenue as PSE&G crews worked on the situation.

One witness reported hearing what sounded like a truck rumbling down the street and said lights flickered in her home when the tree fell at around 9:46 a.m. Power was out for much of the area for about 45 minutes, including a stretch of Springfield Avenue in which traffic signals were out for that time.

We will report more details and post video soon.