A large tree that was located inside the Escola Estadual Professora Maria Alice Colevati Rodrigues, in Campinas (SP), fell on Wednesday night (5) and blocked Avenida Independência, in Jardim América. No one was injured, but the branches damaged the unit's wall and hit a power pole. According to the Department of Education (Seduc), there was no damage to the school structure and classes were not interrupted. In a statement, Companhia Paulista de Força e Luz (CPFL) reported that the incident caused a power outage only at the school, but the service was restored during the night. The Campinas Municipal Development Company (Emdec) removed the tree. However, the right lane of the avenue remained closed due to the damaged pole. A team from the Public Services Department assesses the site this Thursday (6) to complete the repairs. ? Join the g1 Campinas channel on WhatsApp In an interview with EPTV, a TV Globo affiliate, residents of the neighborhood warned of the risk of other trees falling in the region and demanded action from the city hall, stating that they had already registered several complaints. "We asked for the one from the school and we asked for the one on the sidewalk, because this tree here on the sidewalk also has a branch that is going to fall. It is completely dry, it even has fungus. We have already filed a complaint with 156, we redid it with 156 and we did it here at the sub-prefecture", said Julieta de Mendonça Oliveira. "The third tree has already fallen here. We have a very serious problem with trees. My son studies here at this school", reported Juliano Martins dos Santos. When questioned, Campinas City Hall informed that the responsible sector is analyzing the pruning request in the region. Tree falls from school, hits pole and blocks avenue in Campinas Reproduction/EPTV VIDEOS: everything about Campinas and the region
Large tree falls on school wall, hits pole and blocks avenue in Campinas
A large tree that was located inside the Escola Estadual Professora Maria Alice Colevati Rodrigues, in Campinas (SP), fell on Wednesday night (5) and blocked Avenida Independência, in Jardim América. No one was injured,...
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