7-year-old girl injured when large tree falls in Brooklyn
NEW YORK -- A 7-year-old girl is recovering after a large tree came down in the Kensington section of Brooklyn on Wednesday.
The tree toppled from behind a fenced area and landed across the sidewalk on Ocean Parkway near Webster Avenue.
The FDNY says the child was taken to a local hospital for a leg injury.
According to the parks department, the tree was on private property and not maintained by the city, however, parks department workers did help clear the tree.
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