One particular person was killed by a falling tree in Winnetka on Friday afternoon as fearsome Santa Ana winds whipped by means of a weather-weary area.
The big tree smashed two autos within the 7300 block of Mason Avenue, crushing one of many occupants, in accordance with the Los Angeles Hearth Division. Paramedics responded to the scene shortly earlier than 3:30 p.m. and pronounced the sufferer lifeless.
Helicopter footage captured by KTLA confirmed crews eradicating the motive force’s facet door to extricate the physique from a Nissan SUV. The sufferer’s identify has not been launched.
Crews are working to clear the huge tree from the road, and roads close to Mason Avenue and Valerio Road are closed for a number of blocks, the station reported.
Hours earlier than the tree fell, the Nationwide Climate Service had issued a warning that gusty winds have been anticipated to proceed in Los Angeles by means of Saturday afternoon.
“After the current rains have soaked the soil throughout a lot of SoCal, timber usually tend to be knocked down by winds,” the climate service acknowledged. “Safe any outside objects and keep away from parking beneath timber throughout this wind occasion.”
A wind advisory has been issued for a lot of Los Angeles and Ventura counties from 10 p.m. Friday to 2 p.m. Saturday. Northeast winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts as much as 40 mph are anticipated, in accordance with the climate service.
Along with toppling timber, the wind might trigger restricted energy outages.
