From staff reports
Late Monday afternoon, March 31, during the brief storm, the Burton Fire District responded to two incidents in Shell Point in which trees had fallen, damaging homes and displacing families.
Burton firefighters responded to the first incident for trees down just past 6 p.m. on Hickory Street in Shell Point. Fire crews arrived on scene and were notifying DOT of a large tree that had fallen and was blocking the road when they were approached by a resident stating another tree had fallen on his home causing damages.
Firefighters investigated to find that a tree had fallen and damaged the rear corner of a Hickory Street home causing significant structural damage. No injuries were reported. Power was secured to the home and the family was displaced.
The second response occurred just after 7 p.m. on Magnolia Bluff Circle in Shell Point. Burton firefighters arrived on scene to find that a tree had fallen and damaged two homes and fences resulting in structural damages and a gas leak. Firefighters secured power and gas to the homes. No injuries were reported. Red Cross was notified to assist two families that were displaced.
