Large tree topples over in Downtown Fresno

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Monday, April 4, 2016
Large tree topples over in Downtown Fresno
A witness says he heard a cracking noise around 1:30 p.m. and then saw the tree start to lean before it fell down.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A large tree came crashing down at Courthouse Park in Downtown Fresno Sunday.

The fallen tree damaged some light posts and a bench, but no one was sitting there at the time.

It also narrowly missed a statue.

A witness says he heard a cracking noise around 1:30 p.m. and then saw the tree start to lean before it fell down.

There's no word yet on the cause.