ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A tree fell on top of an ART bus today near the intersection of Craven Street and Haywood Road in West Asheville leading to downed power lines and injury.
Around 2:30 p.m. today, Tuesday, Aug. 5, a tree fell unexpectedly on Haywood Road, damaging an ART bus and knocking out power in nearby businesses.
“It came down on the line, so there was a lot of explosions, a lot of fire and there were people hurt,” said Anne Willis, the owner of De La Terre Skincare, a nearby business on Haywood Road. “A lot of screaming people were jumping off the bus and running down here. It was really, to be honest, quite frightening.”
Willis said that she called 911 after the lights went out in her building. Four to five minutes later, EMT services had arrived on the scene…