Giant Tree Falls Across Dorchester Road, Near E. 18th Street, Thursday Night
A giant tree cracked at the base and fell at 1801 Dorchester Road, at the corner of 18th Street, a little after 9:30pm Thursday night, the FDNY and neighbors told us.
Fortunately, no one was hurt in the accident, according to the FDNY, but one parked car was damaged by the fall, neighbors told us.
.@DPCornerblog a tree fell at the corner of east 18th & dorchesterrd no cars can pass #DitmasPark pic.twitter.com/i9Tixyk5sc
— K. Mari-Cate Charles (@KikiCharles) June 12, 2015
By Friday morning, the once-towering tree had been reduced to a stump.
Numerous neighbors took to social media following the incident.
“My biggest fear with so many big, old trees in the area,” Susan Perez wrote on our Facebook post last night. “It’s not even windy or rainy.”
@DPCornerblog downed tree on e18th just north of the dorchester pic.twitter.com/Fe94AjREBz
— HeanBean (@heanbeanz) June 12, 2015
Another neighbor, MaryAnn Sekely, said on the same post that the tree fell right outside her building.
“I heard something that sounded like a clap of thunder,” MaryAnn wrote. “Wow! Wow! Wow!”
Did anyone else see or hear the tree falling? Let us know in the comments below, or email us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com.