Two Persons Killed by Falling Tree Limb in a Massachusetts Town of 21,000

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(1) Brian Dowling, Second Canton Resident Killed by Falling Tree Limb; 6-year-old girl and man, 48, struck within hours Friday. Boston Herald, Feb 7, 2016.
http://www.bostonherald.com/news ... y_falling_tree_limb
(" 'No homeowner can be prepared enough for this to trim every limb that will come down in a storm,' [Canton police Chief Kenneth] Berkowitz said")

(2) John R Ellement and Travis Anderson, Heavy Snow Presents a Danger; Girl, 6, killed by falling tree limb in Canton; Storm caused power outage, airline delay. Boston Globe, Feb 6, 2016.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metr ... 7ZAkeU8J/story.html

Quote:

"Trees were down throughout the town as a result of the snow that blanketed the area, including up to a foot in some places.

"After the accident, police took to Twitter and asked residents, especially children, to remain indoors during the storm.

My comment:
(a) There is no need to read the rest of the Globe report.
(b) Canton, Massachusetts
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton,_Massachusetts
(The population was 21,561 at the 2010 census; section 1 History)
(c) The "storm" in quotation 2 refers to "snow storm" or blizzard.