The powerful winds toppled a large tree Thursday onto utility lines that then fell onto around 10 cars in Lake Balboa. Trees were also down in other Southern California communities.
The tree limb which went through the passenger side of Fred Tavaherian’s windshield as he was driving along Sherman Way in the Lake Balboa area on Thursday, March 14, 2024. The tree also took out a water main under the sidewalk. Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters responded to Victory Boulevard between Balboa Boulevard and Hayvenhurst Avenue, where they found the cars blocking driveways and a tree on top of one car, KABC 7 reported.
A large pine tree was toppled over by wind across the westbound lanes of on Sherman Way near Forbes Avenue in the Lake Balboa area of the San Fernando Valley on Thursday, March 14, 2024. A large pine tree was toppled by wind across the westbound lanes of on Sherman Way near Forbes Avenue in the Lake Balboa area of the San Fernando Valley on Thursday, March 14, 2024. No one was injured. However, Fred Tavaherian who was driving past in his VW at the time was almost impaled as part of the tree went through the passenger side of his windshield. The tree also took out a water main under the sidewalk.
LADWP crews work on removing large tree branches Thursday, March 14, 2024, that also took down utility lines and damaged vehicles on the 16700 block of Victory Boulevard in the Lake Balboa area of the San Fernando Valley as Santa Ana winds continued blowing through Southern California. LADWP crews work on removing large tree branches Thursday, March 14, 2024, that also took down utility lines and damaged vehicles on the 16700 block of Victory Boulevard in the Lake Balboa area of the San Fernando Valley as Santa Ana winds continued blowing through Southern California.
A tree was blown down on the 1700 block of Locust Street in Pasadena on Thursday. Streets were blocked by the fallen tree near Allen Avenue. Early Thursday afternoon, what appeared to be at least two large trees fell onto a home in the 1100 block of Beverly Way in Altadena. No injuries were reported.
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