Falling Tree Injures 8 Children Outside Pasadena Summer Camp

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Source: NBC Southern California

Eight children were injured, including two critically, after a 75-foot tree fell on them as they were leaving a summer day camp in Pasadena on Tuesday, officials said.

The 75-year-old pine tree was uprooted about 4:45 p.m. as campers and their families were walking through Brookside Park outside the Kidspace Children's Museum, officials with the Pasadena Fire Department said.


Two children were taken to Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center in critical condition and six others suffered minor injuries, said Lisa Derderian, a fire department spokeswoman.

Derderian initially said at least one adult had been injured.

Read more: http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Multiple-People-Injured-by-Fallen-Tree-Kidspace-Childrens-Museum-Pasadena-319087591.html

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1. Hate to see kids traumatized and injured. The parents worry about

Things like bus wrecks, drowning or kidnappings while their kids at camp. Not a giant tree falling on them. Hoping they come out alright both physically and mentally.