Tree across 5th Street causes outages

by Roger Bell
The Daily Herald Staff Writer
Published/Last Modified on Friday, November 13, 2009 4:40 PM EST

ROANOKE RAPIDS — Public works closed a block of East 5th Street near the intersection of Raleigh Street due to a tree which fell across a power line.

Roger Bell | The Daily Herald This tree fell across 5th Street in Roanoke Rapids near Raleigh Street due to high winds and rain Thursday. Officials closed access to the block in order to clear the way for workers to cut it down and restore power.


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Heavy rain and high winds conspired to cause the incident, which left a small section of Roanoke Rapids temporarily without power.

Officials from Charter Communications and Dominion North Carolina Power were on scene trying to determine the best course of action to dispose of the tree.

Roanoke Rapids Public Works official Danny Acree was also on the scene to oversee the street closure and monitor the tree’s disposal.

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