Neighbors in Cinnaminson are wrapping their heads around the widespread damage now confirmed by the National Weather Service to be caused by a tornado.
"It went from a beautiful, sunny day. My husband was washing cars, earlier in the afternoon," resident Kristin Parry said.
Parry lives on Riverton Road and says one tree snapped up at the top, while seconds later, another tree was uprooted, slamming into power lines and a transformer. "Big, huge boom. Sparks everywhere." Damage is extensive in the Burlington County town, as access to some rods were cut off. The roof of one home is gone, the homeowner saying he can see the sky from his second-floor bedroom. A blue pickup truck was crushed under limbs and branches.Mark Fillion says the truck is 20-years-old. He’s relieved no one was in it when the tree came crashing down. "I parked the truck away from the tee, but the whole tree came down. What are you gonna do? Nobody got injured, so thank God for that.
Neighbors banded together, forming assembly lines to clear downed trees and tree contractors got to work early Sunday morning, anticipating several days of storm clean up."Certainly, it’s always heartbreaking to hear stories of any damage that occurs, or any loss of life," Meteorologist Mike Lee said."Luckily, it didn’t fall on the house, cause we were in the living room," Parry added.
PSE&G adds an important safety reminder – always consider any downed wires to be live wires. Utility are working around the clock to restore power to homes and businesses.
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