Giant oak tree falls, blocks road on Duke's East Campus

Saturday, April 8, 2017
DURHAM, North Carolina (WTVD) -- A giant oak tree that fell Friday night blocked Campus Drive on Duke's East Campus.

A crew began the rather large task of cutting up and removing the tree from the road on Friday night.
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The area between Anderson Street and Traffic Circle was closed to traffic while the tree was removed.

Fortunately, no one was on the road when the tree fell.
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