Dozen children hurt after tree falls at Whittier middle school

Janice Hahn via X

WHITITER — Roughly a dozen children were injured when a gusty winds brought down a large tree branch at a middle school near Whittier.

The branch fell around 2:05 p.m. Friday at Katherine Edwards Middle School in the 6800 block of Norwalk Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

A fire department spokeswoman told City News Service 11 people sustained minor injuries and one suffered moderate injuries.

Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn, who represents the area, posted a photo of the fallen tree branch on X and wrote that all of the victims were children. No ages were provided. Hahn said a total of 13 children were injured -- 12 with minor injuries and one moderate.

"All of them have been taken to local hospitals," Hahn wrote. "... Thank you to our LA County firefighters, sheriff's deputies, and school staff who responded quickly and helped care for these (children). My prayers are with every child who was injured and their families."