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Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services responded to a call this afternoon at 409 Penny Lane, in southeastern Cherokee County, just before 1:30 this afternoon.

When emergency service personnel arrived on the scene, they found a tree that had fallen onto a house and a car. The tree was actually 3 trees that had grown together at the base and two of the trees split away with one of the sections striking the house and car and the other section knocking down power lines and blocking the Penny Lane. Both sections of the tree appeared to be between 75-100 feet in length.

One of the homeowners was inside the house when the tree fell, but escaped without injury. She indicated that the tree went through a guest bedroom. The tree also did major damage to a 2005 Honda Accura.

Both lanes of Penny Lane were blocked and no additional injuries were reported.