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Barrie Mayor Jeff Lehman said that while the tornado that hit a neighbourhood in the city’s south end caused extensive property damage, as of Thursday evening, no deaths were reported and no one appeared to be unaccounted for.
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“I can’t tell you how incredible it is that nobody has been killed, and I hope that as all the secondary searches are completed and the patients are treated in the hospital, that that continues to be the case,” he said.
Winnipeg Free Press By: Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press Posted:
Last Modified: 8:34 PM CDT Thursday, Jul. 15, 2021 Save to Read Later
BARRIE - Several people were injured and many more were displaced Thursday after a tornado ripped through part of a southern Ontario city, its mayor said as he expressed relief that no lives had been lost in the destruction.
A resident of a neighbourhood hit by a tornado walks past a home that has had its second floor blown off, in Barrie, Ont., on Thursday, July 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
BARRIE - Several people were injured and many more were displaced Thursday after a tornado ripped through part of a southern Ontario city, its mayor said as he expressed relief that no lives had been lost in the destruction.
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Seven of those hospitalized were being treated for trauma and one for a medical condition, paramedics said as emergency crews continued to go door to door to check on residents in a Barrie neighbourhood hit by the tornado.
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Others who suffered more minor injuries were treated at the scene, said Andrew Robert, the chief of paramedic services.
Barrie Mayor Jeff Lehman said that while the tornado caused extensive property damage, as of Thursday evening, no deaths were reported and no one appeared to be unaccounted for.
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Barrie Mayor Jeff Lehman said that while the tornado that hit a neighbourhood in the city’s south end caused extensive property damage, as of Thursday evening, no deaths were reported and no one appeared to be unaccounted for.
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“I can’t tell you how incredible it is that nobody has been killed, and I hope that as all the secondary searches are completed and the patients are treated in the hospital, that that continues to be the case,” he said.