Trees, power lines brought down by wind

CORNWALL — Weakened by subfreezing temperatures and dry conditions, trees and electric lines snapped due to sustained winds on Tuesday, Jan. 7, causing power outages and road closure in Cornwall.

The Board of Selectmen reviewed the damage at its regular meeting that night.

Cornwall Volunteer Fire Department and Cornwall Highway Department first responders were dispatched to clear five roads blocked by trees and branches. A team extinguished a brush fire on Popple Swamp Road caused by a downed electrical line.

Eversource crews responded to outages on Scoville Road and Todd Hill Road.

“Thanks to the fire department, the highway department for being out there in frigid temperatures to deal with all this,” said First Selectman Gordon Ridgway.

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